Drowning
Drowning is defined as respiratory impairment from being in or under a liquid. It is further classified by outcome into: death, ongoing health problems and no ongoing health problems. Using the term near drowning to refer to those who survive is no longer recommended. It occurs more frequently in males and the young.
Drowning itself is quick and silent, although it may be preceded by distress which is more visible. A person drowning is unable to shout or call for help, or seek attention, as they cannot obtain enough air. The instinctive drowning response is the final set of autonomic reactions in the 20 – 60 seconds before sinking underwater, and to the untrained eye can look similar to calm safe behavior.Lifeguards and other persons trained in rescue learn to recognize drowning people by watching for these movements.
Unintentional drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury resulting in death worldwide. In 2013 it was estimated to have resulted in 368,000 deaths down from 545,000 deaths in 1990. Of these deaths 82,000 occurred in children less than five years old. It accounts for 7% of all injury related deaths (excluding those due to natural disasters), with 96% of these deaths occurring in low-income and middle-income countries. In many countries, drowning is one of the leading causes of death for children under 12 years old. For example, in the United States, it is the second leading cause of death (after motor vehicle crashes) in children 12 and younger. The rate of drowning in populations around the world varies widely according to their access to water, the climate and the national swimming culture.
Drowned (song)
"Drowned" is a song written by Pete Townshend, the guitarist for The Who, for their sixth album, Quadrophenia.
Lyrics and music
The oldest song featuring on Quadrophenia ("Joker James", though hailing from the Tommy era, did not feature on the album), "Drowned" was initially written as an ode to Meher Baba in early 1970. Townshend sang it facing the tomb of Meher Baba on his first visit to India in January 1972.
In Quadrophenia, "Drowned" tells of how Jimmy contemplates drowning himself in the water. At the end, seagulls, crowd noises and waves can be heard, along with Pete Townshend walking along singing the sixth verse of "Sea and Sand". The piano part was borrowed from the song "Hitchcock Railway" by Joe Cocker. The section of music coming directly before the third verse was later slightly reworked and used in the song "5.15".
Recording
In an amazing coincidence, the studio that "Drowned" was recorded in was flooded just after the song was recorded.
Live performances
"Drowned" is one of the most performed songs by the Who from Quadrophenia, being played throughout their tours, and because it required no backing tapes, it was often performed as a full band jam. Though Roger Daltrey sings on the album cut and the original Quadrophenia tours, Pete Townshend took up lead vocals after the death of Keith Moon and Daltrey played harmonica. From the 1996-97 tours to 2012, it was played as an acoustic-guitar-only solo performance by Townshend. The 2012-2013 Quadrophenia and More tour featured a full band arrangement of "Drowned" with Townshend on lead vocals.
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Where Dark And Light Divide
by: DrownedIn the dark of night fall the masks of morality, denied sensations in the light of day.
It's the testimony of a suffered nocturnal humanity.
Where the angels fall in the abyss of the hell?
Waiting for the sunset, awaiting to be free, now the blood and flesh feed the soul.
It's the testimony of a suffered nocturnal humanity.
Where the angels fall in the abyss of the hell?
Where would you end, in heaven or in hell, in dark of the night or in lies of day?
In dark of the night fall the masks of morality, denies sensations in the light of day...
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