Head Above Water

from Defend Your Illusion by Jackson Cavalier & The Big Dead Waltz

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lyrics

Well I was so much younger
So much younger than today
Oh when I discovered
Exactly What it to takes
To break somebodies heart
Leave em blue, leave em broken
Leave them drowning in the deep dark ocean
and when sink comes to swim
well I hope you have what it takes to

Keep your head above water
Keep your head above water
Keep your head above water
Don't you be drowning on me

Oh you were best teacher
at the art of breaking hearts
You split me right open
And hit me where it hurts
And with no heart beat pounding
My limbs gave quit to work
As I began drowning
The only words I swore I had heard were to

Keep your head above water
Keep your head above water
Keep your head above water
Don't you be drowning on me
Keep your head above water
Keep your head above water
Keep your head above water
Don't you be drowning tonight

It was a disaster
A shipwreck in the dark
My lips blue and frozen
You had me exactly where you wanted
But I kept on going I had a fire in my heart
with waves crashing winds blowing I kicked with all I got

And I know its hard
To keep yourself afloat
But you gotta keep going
keep on reaching for the rope
Because when I reached that shore I looked back at you and smiled
for you were just nothing but a tempest raging wild

Keep your head above water
Keep your head above water
Keep your head above water
Don't you be drowning on me
Keep your head above water
Keep your head above water
Keep your head above water
Don't you be drowning tonight

Keep your head above water
Keep your head above water
Keep your head above water
Don't you be drowning on me
Keep your head above water
Keep your head above water
Keep your head above water
Don't you be drowning tonight

Keep your head above water
Keep your head above water
Keep your head above water
Don't you be drowning on me
Keep your head above water
Keep your head above water
Keep your head above water
Don't you be drowning tonight

Keep your head above water
Keep your head above water
Keep your head above water
Don't you be drowning on me
Keep your head above water
Keep your head above water
Keep your head above water
Don't you be drowning tonight

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from Defend Your Illusion, released February 4, 2022

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