[this pool]
[Time: 3'23"]
[Lyrics: Thom Woodley]
[First performed September 25, 1998 -- show #14]
[Appears as track #9 on "Mainstream Mayhem"]
[Tim: upright bass, Nevin: viola, Jamie: percussion, vocals, Andy: guitar, vocals, Thom: guitar, vocals]


About the state of mind involved in a given relationship,
this was inspired by passing a fountain by the Penn State
arts building, which has a plaque that says "This Pool something something."


this pool is not deep enough for me
this pool is not dark enough for me
i can see all the way to the bottom
i can stand there and still breathe through my nose

this pool is a little too clean for me
this pool has a filter too large and blinding
nothing but clear water gets through
chlorinated genocide of the slightest bit of flavour

i want my head to go under the surface
i want the lifeguards to have to get nervous
i want to drown in the mystery
if i then develop gills, let me be

this pool is very nice to look at
this pool has well-tiled walls
but once you're in for your well-needed swim
you can't go anywhere new this pool traps you

i want to swim in the dark with no innertube
i want to leap in the abyss from the highest board
i want the cold water to energize me
so much that i want to stay in forever.


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