Sink Or Swim

Verse 1

You can tie these boots to a cinder block stone

Drop me off where that dark water rolls

Watch me sink, think I’m gone for good

But you don’t know me like you think you should

Verse 2

I done felt that weight pullin’ on my chest

Cold black water tryin’ to lay me to rest

But there’s a fire down deep you can’t drown out

Comes up burnin’ when the air runs out

Pre-Chorus

Every time I fade to black

Something in me pulls me back

Chorus (slow, powerful)

You can throw me in the river, watch me go under

But I come back breathin’, heart beatin’ like thunder

Try to shut me down, leave me in the dust

But I come back swingin’, every time you bust

You get your greenbacks from your shake and bake

Mine come hard from the give and take

Yeah I bend, but I don’t break, I don’t quit

No matter what you do… I still rise from it

Verse 3

You can slam that door, leave me in the dark

Try to kill my name, try to steal my spark

I’ve been cast aside, I’ve been counted out

That’s where I learned what I’m about

Pre-Chorus

Every scar just lights a flame

Every loss rewrites my name

Chorus

You can throw me in the river, watch me go under

But I come back breathin’, heart beatin’ like thunder

Try to shut me down, leave me in the dust

But I come back swingin’, every time you bust

You get your greenbacks from your shake and bake

Mine come hard from the give and take

Yeah I bend, but I don’t break, I don’t quit

No matter what you do… I still rise from it

Bridge (stripped, emotional)

I been down so low I shook hands with the bottom

Devil said “stay,” but I told him “I got ‘em”

Pain tried to claim me, chains tried to lock me

But there ain’t no grave deep enough to stop me

Final Chorus (big, gospel lift)

You can throw me in the river, watch me go under

I’ll come back breathin’, louder than thunder

Try to shut me down, leave me in the dust

I’ll come back stronger, turnin’ hurt to trust

You can count me out, but that’s your mistake

I was built for the fall and the rise it makes

Yeah I bend, but I don’t break, I don’t quit

No matter what you do… I still rise from it

Outro (fading, raw)

Yeah I still rise…

Every damn time…

I still rise…