Learning to breathe underwater

(Verse 1)
I open my eyes, dark blue, I'm sorounded by blue
The room filled up, quietly, while I was sleeping too No warning, just unsettling pressure that grew
Now, I’m kicking for the light that I once knew
Trying to scream, but the sound stays inside
Bubbles rising up like the feelings I hide

(Pre-chorus)
Runnin, yeah, runnin out of air
Can you see it, can you feel it?
An exhausted stare

(Chorus)
It's like I’m trying to breathe underwater
Learning how my lungs weren’t made for this
And it hurts when nobody notices that I don’t exist
I’m drowning in silence, yeah, begging for air
If you saw me sinking, would you take the chance
Or would you keep floating by, like I’m not even there?

(Verse 2)
My mind is a cage, the key, it's made of lead
Every thought is a stone, it keeps hitting my head
I count to ten,  but I’m still not ahead
Just deeper in dark, all the things left unsaid
Yeah, down here, the colors all run out of time
The quiet gets louder, yeah louder every night

(Pre-chorus)
Runnin, yeah, runnin out of air
Can you see it, can you feel it?
An exhausted stare

(Chorus)
It's like I’m trying to breathe underwater
Learning how my lungs weren’t made for this
And it hurts when nobody notices that I don’t exist
I’m drowning in silence, yeah, begging for air
If you saw me sinking, would you take the chance
Or would you keep floating by, like I’m not even there?

(Bridge)
Was I born with these weights on my feet?
Used to float so easy, used to feel so free
Now, every heartbeat I'm trying to flee
From the ocean that's taking over me

(Final Chorus)
Now, I'm learning to breathe underwater
Maybe one day I’ll stop needing the air
But I’ll keep on kicking, I’ll keep kicking slow
Till the pressure feels normal, until I let go
Learning to live, YEAHHHHHHHH
 where the light won’t go

(Outro)
If you ever start to feel the water rise too
There’s someone down here waiting for you
We don’t have to drown, we just haven’t learned how
To breathe underwater, yeah, maybe the time is now 

Midwest emo with metalcore breakdowns, male singer