I can see you standing close by,
wondering if there is anything you can do,
looking me over with a critical eye,
imagining how it’d go, if this were you.
You say it’s time to double down
or maybe it’s time to leave
— you say it’s time to sink or swim,
instead, I’m gonna learn how to breathe.
I’ll stay where it’s safe here,
where you’ll never tell me what I lack —
I’ll stay underwater here,
so don’t let me hold you back.
I know you think you’d do it better than me.
I know you think you’d have an easier time.
I know you think you’ve got it more handled than I do;
I know you think I just ‘shouldn’t mind’.
You say it’s time to double down
or maybe it’s time to leave
— you say it’s time to sink or swim,
instead, I’m gonna learn how to breathe.
I’ll stay where it’s safe here,
where you’ll never tell me what I lack —
I’ll stay underwater here,
so don’t let me hold you back.
I can tell you talk about me when I’m not around.
I can tell you think it’s my fault when I drown.
You say it’s time to double down
or maybe it’s time to leave
— you say it’s time to sink or swim,
instead, I’m gonna learn how to breathe.
I’ll stay where it’s safe here,
where you’ll never tell me what I lack —
I’ll stay underwater here,
so don’t let me hold you back.
