Drag the Waters

"Drag the Waters"
Single by Pantera
from the album The Great Southern Trendkill
Released	May 22, 1996
Recorded	1995
Genre	Groove metal, stoner rock
Length	4:55
Label	Eastwest
Writer(s)	Pantera
Producer	Terry Date
Pantera singles chronology
"Becoming" (1994) "Drag the Waters" (1996) "Suicide Note Pt. I" (1996)

"Drag the Waters" is a popular heavy metal song by Pantera. It first appeared on the 1996 album The Great Southern Trendkill, and later on the band's compilation album, The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!.

"Drag the Waters" is one of the few Pantera songs to feature the cowbell, another being "Revolution is My Name" and "A New Level".

Lyrics

Dimebag Darrell has said that this song "Is about a lifetime of dealing with people that you can't tell what they're really comin' at you for, or what their motives really are. You've got to drag the waters to get to the bottom and find out the truth."^[1]

'"Drag the Waters" is a warning to the listener to always question other peoples' motives. In fact, the music video starts off with a warning by an unknown male voice that says 'In everyday life, there is more than meets the eye. To reach the depths of truth, we must drag the waters'.

Release and reception

The song was the band's first single released for the Great Southern Trendkill album. It was the only song from the album to have a video made for it.

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	27
UK Rock Songs	8
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	10

References

1. ^ Kaye, Don (2003). "Pantera: A Vulgar Display of Metal". Warner Music Group. http://www.officialpantera.com. Retrieved 2008-01-16.