Submerged

Here comes the storm I can tell

I can see the clouds form

Like I've seen them

So many times before

Knowing this

I know I'll drown again

It's the light of the city on

Before the darkness falls

That's how I know the night is coming

It comes for me, that's how I know

I didn't ask to be put here

Am I just living in fear?

As the water surrounds my body

Am I left to drown in my tears?

I look up from the bottom

No feeling in my mind

Far away I can see

A light comforting white

How I wish I could reach it

Just lift my hands and grab on hold

Below, I'm just below

Am I just below and will I ever grow old?

I never asked to be put here

Am I just living in fear?

As the water surrounds my body

Am I left to drown in my tears?

Many years I've questioned

The innocence of a child

Trapped within a little world

They just scream, scream, scream

To get out

He bangs his head against the surface hoping

Oh! Just hoping for a gasp of air

He struggles, she struggles

Till the child reaches the top

He's breathing, she's breathing

Just hold your breath

And this one's gonna take you down far

I know that it's crazy

Do you think I'm lazy?

My mind's getting hazy

From the flood that surrounds me

Teach me to swim

I beg you, I beg you

Just one little swim

And I'll leave you alone

If the world has taught me one lesson

And that's my life beyond any reason

And what I don't understand

Comes so easily

Easily!

If I take hold of your hand

Will it free me?

Should I trust once again?

While the rain pounds on my brain

I never asked to be put here

Am I just living in fear?

As the water surrounds my body

Am I left to drown in my tears?

In my tears?

I feel the wind blowing

I see a break in the sky

I still cannot reach it

And still I don't know why

But in some strange way

I sense some kind of warmth

Like my body has washed ashore

It feels so warm

And the truth that I find

Is submerged in my mind

But the warmth that I feel

Is your hand in mine

Oh! I can breathe once again

Again!