At every turn I try to follow
just to keep you in the shallows
still it seems you're drifting farther

the undertow is pulling harder
I hold you here but still you falter
patterns are to hard to alter

I cannot simply let the tide
drag us under side by side


I turn to, call to you, but you
have fallen under and out of reach
I can't seem to catch my breath at all


Is every time that I exhale
one breath closer till I fail?


We only float until we sink
and are we closer than we think

you fight against me and the tide
wanting neither as your guide
I'll try to steer you toward the shore

the same way I have done before

I turn to, call to you, but you

have fallen under just out of reach
and I can't seem to catch my breath


I reach out, to hold you, but you
keep slipping under just out of reach
and I can't seem to catch my breath at all


And I have tried to reach you
I have tried to breathe for you


If only I could bend without breaking
if only you'd accept without taking

if only I could speak without shouting
if only you could hear without doubting
if only I could breathe without air

if only you would follow me

I try

and I try
and I try
and I can seem to catch my breath


I try
and I try

I try
and I can seem to catch my breath at all


I turn to, call to you, but you
have fallen under and out of reach
I can't seem to catch my breath at all