The idea is simple, to be underwater Hold my breath, sink deeper Say a prayer, sink deeper You might consider this surrender, but I'm descending: Constructing a most pleasant ending I can still see the city, I can still recognize To remain is to be separated I can still see the city, to carry on is to be divided I can still redefine I've been spending time trying to keep outside of the light I've been spending time at the bottom You would not believe how true the salt feels Oh God, the relief of oceanic sleep I can still see the city, I can still recognize To remain is to be separated I can still see the city, to carry on is to be divided I can still redefine The cliché says that it's sink or swim But that's another lie we've been drowning in