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Lyrics
Verse 1
I fell backward off the starboard side
Into a world I never knew
Warm waters and a neon tide
Swallowed up my sky of blue
For a minute, I felt right at home
Down there in the silent deep
Among the coral and the ancient stones
Where the heavy shadows sleep
Chorus
But you can’t hold your breath forever
In a world where you don’t belong
It might feel right when you’re going under
But the undertow is way too strong
You can chase the bottom, you can chase the blue
But you gotta breathe, or it'll bury you
Verse 2
I dove down twenty feet or more
Fell in love with the quiet cold
But standing on that ocean floor
The truth began to take ahold
My muscles cramped and my vision blurred
My heavy heart began to pound
The only prayer that I ever heard
Was the frantic sound of a man who’s drowned
Chorus
'Cause you can’t hold your breath forever
In a world where you don’t belong
It might feel right when you’re going under
But the undertow is way too strong
You can chase the bottom, you can chase the blue
But you gotta breathe, or it'll bury you
Bridge
Are you suffocating in a life you chose?
A faded love or a heavy road?
Some folks can stay down longer, I suppose
But eventually you break beneath the load
It’s gonna sap your soul till you fade away
If you don't kick for the surface and find the day
Chorus
No, you can’t hold your breath forever
In a world where you don’t belong
It might feel right when you’re going under
But the undertow is way too strong
You can chase the bottom, you can chase the blue
But you gotta breathe, or it'll bury you
Outro
Look up at the sun trickling through
Break the water
Take a breath
The hourglass is running low
Swim like your life depends on it
Break the surface
And breathe
Details
GeneratedSep 2, 2026
Duration3:40
LanguageEnglish
Style
Melancholic country acoustic song. Male singer deep range vocals. Modern with catchy flow.
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