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Artist: The Fold
Canonical path: /the-fold/sink-or-swim
Related lyric paths: 6
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Sink or Swim
Read Sink or Swim lyrics by The Fold on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Sink or Swim
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[verse 1]
Some say our destiny lies in our history
(That's never been true for you)
Follow your hands keep your heart in your pocket
(you always have something to prove)
Picture the people who loved you completely
(We only want good things for you)
Mind racing, tracing the minute you lost it
(you'll do what you do what you do)
[chorus]
Sink or Swim (do what you do what you do)
Stop Look Listen - whoa-oh, whoa-oh
No one lets you down
The rest is just breathing out
[verse 2]
Some believe love should play out like the movies
That's never been true for you
Swallow your tongue hold your heartache for ransom
You always have something to prove
Wishing away those that you hold most dearly
We only want good things for you
Mind racing, tracing the minute you lost it
You'll do what you do what you do
You always have something to prove
[bridge]
So now that you're out on your own
You've got a lot to consider
And I know it's getting you down
That the ocean is wide
You're hitting your stride once again
Don't let the tide take you in.
[final chorus]
Sink or swim (do what you do what you do)
Stop Look Listen - whoa-oh, whoa-oh
No one lets you down
Sink or swim (do what you do what you do)
Stop Look Listen - whoa-oh, whoa-oh
No one lets you down
The rest is just breathing out
The rest is just breathing out
The rest is just breathing out...
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