SWIM.

you’ve gotta swim, swim for your life
swim for the music that saves you when you’re not so sure you’ll survive.
you’ve gotta swim, swim when it hurts
the whole world is watching, you haven’t come this far to fall off the earth.
the currents will pull you away from your love, just keep your head above

i found a tidal wave begging to tear down the dawn
memories like bullets, they fire at me from a gun
crack in the armor, yeah
i swim for brighter days despite the absence of sun
choking on salt water, i’m not giving in
swim.

you’ve gotta swim, for nights that won’t end
swim for your families, your lovers, your sisters, and brothers, and friends.
you’ve gotta swim, for wars without cause
swim for the lost politicians who don’t see their greed as a flaw.
the currents will pull us, away from our loves, just keep your head above

i found a tidal wave begging to tear down the dawn
memories like bullets, they fire at me from a gun
crack in the armor, yeah.
i swim for brighter days despite the absence of sun
choking on salt water, i’m not giving in
i’m not giving in, i swim.

you gotta swim, swim in the dark.
there’s no shame in drifting, feel the tide shifting and wait for the spark.
you gotta swim, don’t let yourself sink
just find the horizon, i promise you it’s not as far as you think.
the currents will drag us, away from our love, just keep your head above.
just keep your head above, swim.

in muddy grass
we stand side by side
with our knuckles interlocked
black dresses flood the cemetery
in this cliche tragedy
just do as instructed

take this razor
and cut your palms
i’ll do the same
until a river of crimson begins to flow
now drip your ruby red
over the casket
a funeral for my once loved youth

my secret is fatally gorgeous
i’d die for you
but in this bonnie and clyde kinda romance
tell me what would you do
my secret is fatally gorgeous
i’d die for you
and when your precious life is at stake
tell me would you die for me too

the quivering liquids in your stomach
will eat away at the bad habits
that have made you
a real character in this story
of your now distant life
goodnight and goodbye.

in gentle greens
we stand side by side
with your head buried in my chest
black veils send me shivering
in fear that part of me is dying
now just do as you’re instructed and

take this razor
and cut your palms
i’ll do the same
until a river of crimson begins to flow
now drip your ruby red
over the casket
a funeral for my once loved youth

my secret is fatally gorgeous
i’d die for you
but in this bonnie and clyde kinda romance
tell me what would you do
my secret is fatally gorgeous
i’d die for you
and when your precious life is at stake
tell me would you die for me too

the quivering liquids in your stomach
will eat away at the bad habits
that have made you
a real character in this story
of your now distant life
goodnight and goodbye.

goodbyes are said
and roses thrown
and the crowd starts to weep
but the irony of this story
is when i fell to my knees
and began clawing at the dirt
in front of the tombstone
of my bashful childhood
with you by my side
you’re screaming at the top of your lungs
let it go
and i’m screaming at the top of my lungs
the ceremony was not proper
there was not enough people
and who picked the music
those melodies almost made me
physically sick.

my secret is fatally gorgeous
i’d die for you
but in this bonnie and clyde kinda romance
tell me what would you do
my secret is fatally gorgeous
i’d die for you
and when your precious life is at stake
tell me would you die for me too

the quivering liquids in your stomach
will eat away at the bad habits
that have made you
a real character in this story
of your now distant life
goodnight and goodbye.