Undertow

Lyrics

(Verse 1)
Another night, another war beneath my skin
Silence screams louder than it's ever been
I hold my breath like I can stop the tide
But every step I take gets swallowed from inside

The water knows the weight I never show
It drags me where I never wanted to go
I tell myself, "Just make it through today"
But every wave keeps washing hope away

(Pre-Chorus)
I reach for the surface...
It slips through my hands...
The deeper I fall...
The less I understand...

(Chorus)
I'm caught in the undertow
Pulling me farther than I wanna go
Every heartbeat sinks like stone
Drowning where nobody ever knows

I scream but the water steals my voice
Every breath feels like a losing choice
Still I'm fighting... even if I don't know how...
The undertow... won't take me now

(Verse 2)
Faces blur behind a wall of rain
Smiling while I'm swallowing the pain
Every "I'm alright" another crack to hide
A house built on a flood I keep inside

I feel the pressure crushing through my chest
A thousand thoughts that never let me rest
If I let go... would anyone even see?
Or would the current carry what's left of me?

(Pre-Chorus)
I reach for the surface...
It slips through my hands...
The deeper I fall...
The less I understand...

(Chorus)
I'm caught in the undertow
Pulling me farther than I wanna go
Every heartbeat sinks like stone
Drowning where nobody ever knows

I scream but the water steals my voice
Every breath feels like a losing choice
Still I'm fighting... even if I don't know how...
The undertow... won't take me now

(Bridge)
Maybe the waves never stop...
Maybe they never will...
But somewhere beneath all this darkness...
There's a heartbeat beating still...

I'm not the ocean...
I'm not the storm...
I'm just a soul...
Trying to make it to the shore...

(Final Chorus)
I'm caught in the undertow
But I refuse to let it steal my soul
Every scar reminds me why I stand
One more breath... one more chance...

The tide can drag me to the edge
But it can't make me let go yet
If hope is buried far below...
I'll dive until I find it...

The undertow...
Won't take me...

Alive...