Staring towards the shore, I can't see it anymore;
Wondering if perfect love can cast out perfect fear
Boats keep on filling, because war still makes a k**ing
Home told us to leave, said, "Anywhere is safer than here."
d**h and tortures by human vultures
Sent us running, screaming for the smuggler's dirty hands
And as we take on water, abandoned to the slaughter
It's ringing in my ears: "The sea is safer than the land."
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Help me to breathe again; facing down the flood, spitting out the blood
Help me believe again; knowing this will pa**, because nothing's meant to last;
Fingers slowly slipping, but still, I'm holding fast
Losing purpose, gasping at the surface
Burning lungs like fire where the earth and sea collide;
Not sure what I'm worth, more or less than dirt;
Beaches choked with litter of bodies washed up by the tide
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Help me to breathe again; face down in the flood, choking on the blood
Help me believe again; praying this to pa**, because nothing's meant to last;
Fingers slowly slipping, my time is fading fast
Oh, Noah: in your boat are two of every kind. Please make room for one more man
Blessed Jesus: if it pleases, pull me aboard. Calm the storms and take my hand
Holy Moses: all I know is you can part the waters, pave my way to Promised Land
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Help me to breathe again; sinking beneath the flood, sick of all the blood
Help me believe again; now my time is past, because nothing's meant to last
Help me to breathe again; surrender to the flood