SWIM

This is one of my favorite songs of pretty much all time, which seems a little ridiculous considering it's age. But some wines are classics right from the get-go, so why not music, too? Basically my favorite place to be in life is the water. I don't know what it is (maybe growing up in the desert?), but there's just something amazing about it to me. Being in the water, and particularly under water... I just don't know. It's a place that makes me realize how small I am in the grand scheme of things, or whatever it is people say. And it's the place I take whatever's messing with me. Whether it's the ocean, the pool, sitting in the shower (yes, I like to literally sit in the shower)... It's like being on Rock, only way more relaxing. And way more wet. Anyway, this song pretty much nails it.

Take from it what you will.




You gotta swim, swim for your life
Swim for the music that saves you when you're not so sure you'll survive
You gotta swim, swim when it hurts
The whole world is watching, you haven't come this far to fall off the earth
The currents will pull you away from your love
Just keep your head above

I found a tidal wave begging to tear down the dawn
Memories like bullets, they fired at me from a gun
Cracking the armor, yeah
I swim for brighter days despite the absence of sun
Choking on salt water, I'm not giving in
I swim

You gotta swim through nights that won't end
Swim for your families, your lovers, your sisters, and brothers, and friends
Yeah, you gotta swim, through wars without cause
Swim for the lost politicians who don't see their greed as a flaw
The currents will pull us away from our love
Just keep your head above

You gotta swim, swim in the dark
There's no shame in drifting, feel the tide shifting, and wait for the spark
Yeah, you gotta swim, don't let yourself sink
Just find the horizon, I promise you it's not as far as you think
The currents will drag us away from our love
Just keep your head above

Swim