[Verse 1]
I would react badly to the slightest hint of hesitance
He’d bend awkwardly to suit my mood, no word from his defense
I’d cry, my tears like acid, burning through his skin
Pushed every button but the right one to let me in
Her touch is like a tempest, her whisper’s like the sea
She smiles and the water pulls me underneath
Her beauty is a terror, her eyes a hurricane
I drown each time she says my name
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[Pre-Chorus]
Now he’s afraid of me
I see it in his quiet plea
It took me by surprise
The hatred in his eyes
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[Chorus]
I’m overboard and washed out to sea
Drowning in your open arms with other fools like me
Treading water, shipwrecked and free
I could leave but all I know is
I’m in too deep
(You’re afraid of me…)
I’m in too deep
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[Verse 2]
I made changes that went unnoticed, sang songs for deaf ears
Mistook my silence for punishment — it’s haunted me for years
You fed on the ache, I fed on control
Two ghosts tangled, swallowing whole
No telling where I’m going, I’ve got other ships to see
But your voice is an anchor dragging down in me
I could rise, but I don’t want to be free
This wreck became my home at sea
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[Bridge]
(Whispered, layered vocals)
Oh, it took me by surprise
The storm inside your eyes
Every time I tried to save you
You pulled me deeper too
(Instrumental swells: thunder, heartbeat bass, ghostly hums)
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[Final Chorus]
Now we’re overboard and lost at sea
Drowning in each other’s arms with other fools like we
Treading water, shipwrecked and free
I could leave but all I know is—
You’re in too deep
I’m in too deep
You’re afraid of me
And I’m afraid of what we’ll be
(echoed whisper)
“Drowning in your open arms…”
fades out under crashing waves and a final heartbeat