I was down for the count Without any real way out In this new submarine Like the whale of Jonah's dreams And what if I should rise up From several fathoms deep? A scar on my soul And a humbling tale of a world That swallowed me whole Swallowed me whole It was harmless enough While acquiring all this stuff But the truth in the end Was a slippery descent And what if I should rise up
From several fathoms deep? A scar on my soul And a humbling tale of a world That swallowed me whole Swallowed me whole I was asleep While the angels were weeping And racing below me To cushion my fall And I was just like Jonah Staring down the whale A scar on my soul And a humbling tale of a world That swallowed me whole Swallowed me whole Swallowed me whole Swallowed me whole