Downstream

The sun is shining in my eyes A turquoise color swirls the tide The waves crash over on my skin Her eyes are piercing blue within The tide keeps rising higher Fight the pulling under, but it keeps on dragging me further downstream She builds a ship of sticks and stones, and leads me treading on my own The water rises past my lips, but I don't mind the salty ocean kiss The tide keeps rising higher Fight the pulling under, but she keeps on dragging me further out Break me down, 'til I find my grounding Swimming up, but I'm going downstream Break me down, 'til I find my grounding Swimming up, but I'm going down Break me down, 'til I find my ground Swimming up, but I'm going downstream Oh I'm going down, down, down, down, down. Going down I watch her float away from me I stumble, then I finally breathe