What the Water Gave Me (5:34)

Cover of Ceremonials

From Ceremonials and 4 other releases

The What The Water Gave Me Songfacts reports that the song is titled after one of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo’s most famous paintings. It also references the death of British novelist Virginia Woolf, who drowned herself by walking into a river with her coat pockets filled with stones.

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  • Basifobia

    Nice! <3 I love this song <3

    26 Apr 6:03pm Reply
  • GonzaloGJ17

    Pure perfection. [3]

    15 Apr 4:32pm Reply
  • Keinutuoli

    pure perfection. [2]

    31 Mar 8:23pm Reply
  • obesey

    pure perfection.

    29 Mar 2:14pm Reply
  • hgrowlands

    Even the demo to this song is amazing.

    20 Feb 12:11am Reply
  • lovepeaceguitar

    A lot of people don't like this song. But for me it's just brilliant. One of my favorites.

    16 Jan 6:53pm Reply
  • vamp-chick

    13 Jan 12:34am Reply
  • tai3tran

    <3

    9 Jan 9:18am Reply
  • ru6ydragon13

    psh, "shake it out", listen to kroq much? This album is MUCH better than Shake it Out

    1 Jan 9:19am Reply
  • obscurecendo

    The imagery of the lyrics is amazing. [2] omg this song is epic

    26 Dec 2012 Reply
  • nicolasbj

    The secret is in the ass.

    21 Dec 2012 Reply
  • Gaze51

    The secret is in the bass.

    9 Dec 2012 Reply
  • phoenixdbp

    love this band. saw them live. only band I have ever seen a harp solo.brilliant songs , beautiful singer

    8 Dec 2012 Reply
  • Universe-FM

    Fuckin masterpiece!

    8 Dec 2012 Reply
  • Alexan182

    fantastic :D

    23 Nov 2012 Reply
  • KarlaBeatles

    asking4it- frida kahlo no- Virginia Woolf! ;)

    27 Oct 2012 Reply
  • KarlaBeatles

    OMG... <3

    27 Oct 2012 Reply
  • MabdulD

    I like this song a lot, but I think I like the Demo version better.

    22 Oct 2012 Reply
  • vamp-chick

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    16 Oct 2012 Reply
  • u_go_na

    ♥ ♫ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♫ ♥This song haunts my soul!!!!♥ ♫ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♫ ♥

    11 Oct 2012 Reply
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