Alcohol makes him “forget” all the miserable things he's done. He is drowning in his grief and refuses to soak himself. Find comfort in alcohol. The lyrics make it clear that he has done some unforgivable things in his past, and to get out of that misery, he drinks. He says, "One or two might clear my mind, this is how it ends, I feel the chemicals burning in my blood," which makes it clear that he wants to live without knowing what he's done. His past is killing him and this new addiction is the only way to forget it. His audience is made up of those people who have done things he regrets, which is bringing them down. "Blood Stream" entered the UK singles chart at number 81, and rose to number