Alcohol makes him 'forget' all the miserable things he's done. He drowns in his sorrow and refuses to soak alone. He finds comfort in alcohol. The lyrics make it clear that he has done unforgivable things in his past and to get out of this misery, he drinks. He says, "One or two might free my mind, that's how it ends, I feel the chemicals burning in my blood", making it clear that he wants to live without knowing what he did . His past is killing him, and this new addiction is the only way to forget him. His audience is people who have done regrettable things, which brings them down. "Blood Stream" entered the UK single chart at number 81 and rose to number