I don't know why The world never loved you back After everything you gave You were born again But never pulled from the depths Drowning while singing that you're saved And it's easy to hide your tears When you're still sinking And you can always keep your Eyes closed tight And pretend you're only blinking A golden heart just adds more weight And pulls you further below Until you give up that part of yourself That still treads water when you're halfway down You give yourself away to Those who'd rather walk across the water Than extend an arm to bring you to the surface I've witnessed all my life You throwing roses to Calloused hands Ready to pull the petals off The moment you begin to bloom Do you ever pray for gold to rust? Do you ever wish that thorns can kill? I do. You call to God to protect you from harm But prayers don't float from halfway down