[Verse 1]
Born in the river fog
with a blade in my chest
Memphis mud on my boots
and a storm in my breath
They said, "Boy, keep it down"
but the dark knew my name
I could call up the tide
and it answered my pain
Moon-hunter eyes on the roof
when the nights get mean
Ocean-god hands in the black
pulling ghosts from the seam
I been shaking in my room
with my thoughts too loud
Mama prayin' through the walls
while the fear spun around
[Pre-Chorus]
If I fold, who gon' hold me?
If I fall, who gon' know?
I keep drowning in my mind
but I won't let it show
Hear me now
I'm still here
Hear me now
I'm still here
[Chorus]
Chase Atlant, chase Atlant
through the rain and the blue
Chase Atlant, chase Atlant
I still got a war to do
Moon on my back
salt in my veins
Chase Atlant, chase Atlant
I won't break in the rain
[Verse 2]
Depression on my shoulder
like a chain made of smoke
Anxiety in my pocket
every time I try to hope
I been biting on my words
when the panic gets close
Looking hard in the mirror
for the boy that won't choke
But the water in me
keeps on calling me home
And the moon in my blood
won't leave me alone
I can hear the deep sing
when the world goes gray
So I step through the fear
and I make my way
[Pre-Chorus]
If I fold, who gon' hold me?
If I fall, who gon' know?
I keep drowning in my mind
but I won't let it show
Hear me now
I'm still here
Hear me now
I'm still here
[Chorus]
Chase Atlant, chase Atlant
through the rain and the blue
Chase Atlant, chase Atlant
I still got a war to do
Moon on my back
salt in my veins
Chase Atlant, chase Atlant
I won't break in the rain
[Bridge]
[Female Chorus]
Come back to the shore
come back to the shore
[Male Rap]
I was born in the smoke
but I learned how to swim
Every crack in my heart
got a light buried in
I don't run from the dark
I just name it and stand
With the moon in my fists
and the sea in my hands
[Final Chorus]
Chase Atlant, chase Atlant
through the rain and the blue
Chase Atlant, chase Atlant
I still got a war to do
Moon on my back
salt in my veins
Chase Atlant, chase Atlant
I won't break in the rain
Chase Atlant, chase Atlant
hear the choir rise high
Chase Atlant, chase Atlant
I was born to survive