(It's every man for himself)
(Grab the shit that you need)
(Get away with your health)
(I can escape)
I had my headphones in, I was half asleep
When the door flew open, soaked my bedsheets
What the hell's happenin'? Everyone's yellin'
Man, there's chaos in the street
Rats scurryin' across the tracks
Tramplin' over each other like chickens caged, dead meat
I look out my window, trees shakin'
Shell shocked, shackled up death row inmates, no escapin' (escapin')
I'm so close to the water man
Gotta get away far, as fast as I can
Grab a quick pack, a couple snacks
And some warm clothes, caveman
No time for a getaway plan
The earth starts shakin'
The waves are breakin'
It's every man for himself
Grab the shit that you need
Get away with your health
I can escape
I will not break
I will give everythin' it takes
Listen to me sing
Love is all I bring
I ran out the back, like a panic attack
The wind pumpin', 200 beats
Gotta make it up a couple of blocks
Before the water takes my feet and I'm in way too fuckin' deep
Saw a little young pup, leash caught, soakin' wet
Whimperin' and gettin' weak
Do I stop now, try and get the little girl free?
Fuck it, she's not dying 'cause of me ('cause of me)
The tide took us both, I held her real close
Dodgin' capsized boats, how blessed are we?
Street signs, windows blinds, dead look in people's eyes
A real catastrophe (catastrophe)
The earth starts shakin'
The waves are breakin'
It's every man for himself
Grab the shit that you need
Get away with your health
I can escape
I will not break
I will give everythin' it takes
Listen to me sing
Love is all I bring
Me and Alfie made it out of dodge, a hope and a prayer
It was the first time I felt it, like God's right there
There's a lot more to life, than a pair of Nike airs
No explanation as to why, life's so unfair
Many others that day, didn't catch that same fate
The odds for the average cat, don't really seem straight
But I will not cower, I will not cave
I was changed by the power of the waves
The earth starts shakin'
The waves are breakin'
It's every man for himself
Grab the shit that you need
Getaway with your health
I can escape
I will not break
I will give everythin' it takes
Listen to me sing
Love is all I bring