Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Tool
Canonical path: /tool/bottom
Related lyric paths: 6
Video embedded: yes
Lyric guide
Bottom
Read Bottom lyrics by Tool on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
person
Curated by Ethan Walker
LyroVerse team
Reference snapshot
The page facts to cite before the commentary
Use this page for the lyric text, linked artist context, and any LyroVerse editor's note attached to the song. Listener comments remain user-generated and should not be treated as the primary source.
Lyrics
Bottom
The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.
Compassion is broken now
My will is eroded now
Desire is broken now
And makes me feel ugly
On my knees and burning
My piss and moans are fuelling
I set my head on fire
Smell my soul is burning
Broken, looking up to see the enemy
And I have swallowed the poison you feed me
But I survive on the poison you feed me
And leaving me, guilt-fed
Hatred-fed, weakness-fed
And makes me feel ugly
On my knees and burning
My piss and moans are fuellling
I set my head on fire
I'm dead inside
Shit adds up
Shit adds up
Shit adds up
Shit adds up at the bottom
If I let you
You would make me destroy myself
In order to survive you
I must first survive myself
I can sink no further
And I cannot forgive you
There's no choice but to confront you
To engage you
To erase you
I've gone to great lengths to expand my threshold of pain
I will use my mistakes against you
There's no other choice
Shameless now
Nameless now
Nothing now
No one now
But my soul must be iron
'Cause my fear is naked
I'm naked and fearless
And my fear is naked
Dead inside
Dead inside
Dead inside
Dead inside
Nameless now
Shameless now
Nothing now
No one now
Shit adds up
Shit adds up
Shit adds up
Shit adds as you see me
Naked now
Fearless now
Naked now
Fearless now
Shit adds up
Shit adds up
Shit adds up
Shit adds up
Shit adds up
It leaves me dead inside
Dead inside
Dead inside
Dead inside
Hatred keeps me alive
Ugliness keeps me alive
Weakness keeps me alive
Guilt keeps me alive at the bottom
Quick answers
What this page can answer fast
Who performs "Bottom"?
Tool performs "Bottom", and this lyric page sits inside the Tool catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "Bottom"?
Yes. The related section below points to Alone and Calling Doctor Love (Shandi's Addiction Version) with a short reason for opening each page next.
Where can I find more songs by Tool?
Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through Tool's lyric pages.
Song Room
Open Song Room
Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song
Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.
Listener comments
What people are saying
No listener comments on Bottom yet.
A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.
Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.