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 too 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 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 Is every time that I exhale One breath closer 'til 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 I can't seem to catch my breath I reach out to hold you, but you Keep slipping under, just out of reach I can't seem to catch my breath at all 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 there I've tried