I've been trying to tell you But I just don't have the words Love is not an ocean or a panicking bird It's dancing and beating the drum Staring down the sights along the barrel of a gun Less the parts and more the sum So hold your breath underwater Till you're strong enough to swim Past the edge, so much farther Than you have ever been Call me Call me by my name Heaven knows that I've been carrying the shame Of trying but never hard enough Always folded when the dealer called my bluff I always wanted something better Always out of reach So I'll hold my breath Underwater till I'm strong enough to swim Past the edge, so much farther Than I have ever been I confess I'm scared of drowning Just like I've always been But all of this is meaningless If I'm afraid of diving in Hold your breath underwater Till you're strong enough to swim Past the edge, so much farther Than you have ever been I confess I'm scared of drowning Just like I've always been But all of this is meaningless If I'm afraid of diving in