Plutonic - Voice Box lyrics

[Hook] What you gonna do when you lose your voice? Not a word gets heard and you can't make a noise Scream at the top of your lungs When what you've got becomes numb and undone Now it's - a loose fit, and you lose spit Trying to figure out how to do this [Verse 1] I was fifteen, caught in a slipstream At that point finally focused on my big dream But it seemed like it might be a little too late Felt a cold rush, chill in the guts, blue in the face Too cold to scream, had to leave it with fate Whole lot on my mind but not a word to say Would you hold these scenes? Replay 'em to my mates It was the summer of '94, everything in shape Had the sunscreen on to avoid the burning rays These were the days to further make me a man About 300 metres from where we'd set up camp You could hear the flow of the river, as it ran A holiday retreat with me and my fam The way life is - didn't go according to plan Had been swimming on my own, legs started to cramp I began to feel heavy, barely keeping my head - above order Panic set in as I tried to tread water As all the water started to fill up my lungs I was sure that it was all done I'd lost my voice, body becoming numb Stunned at the possible outcome, couldn't even call for help And I recall at that moment, asking myself... [Hook] [Verse 2] Then the panic slowly died down At ease with turning the lights out Heaven or hell? Guessing I was gonna find out Tensed up muscles began to wind down Devil probably thinking, "Huh, you're all mine now" Drifting downstream, rapids almost wiped out Tied down by the impressive flow of H2O Undertow had a firm grip on my ankles Pulling me down, liquid wrapped, tightly strangled Gasp for that last breath, let it go, accept it When all you can do is welcome that d**h sentence Defenceless against this power of nature The same thing that makes ya can break ya down to a fraction And that's the last thing I remember that happened Everything went black and then I pa**ed out... huh When I woke, no pearly gates, just a smiling face Revived to take the reminder of a violent shake She risked her life to save that of a stranger Feet first into the danger and gave her favour Huh, which I could never repay She played the saviour, and then she walked away And I didn't even get a chance to say... [Hook] [Verse 3] You see, that day - still sends shivers That day - still drowns this liver of mine Still a little afraid to close these eyes And I can't help but visualise that river That picture that infiltrates my nights That minute I almost lost my life That distance I could never gain despite how hard I've tried Pulled the plug, but must of put up a hell of a fight Revived, I was given back my breath Which I still use to inhale these cigarettes Abusive but we do this in effect Connect chain reaction, addictive in many ways We crave our pa**ions, defined by our outlets No matter what happens, can't dampen that call of the wild Unless there's a wet blanket amongst all the smiles While we speak free, taking for granted each week Weakness lurks, before long we're knee deep in these seas No idea who the f** we be, just them, they, us, you, me And when they take our voice we lose that sleep