Verse 1 (dark / confessional): I’ve been driving through the dark again Pitch black roads, just headlights Screaming songs that kept me breathing While I’m breaking every night Got the hammer locked and loaded Yeah I know it’s in my hand One bad thought away from ending Everything I couldn’t stand Water filling up my lungs now Cancer running through my blood Every second getting heavier Like I’m buried in the mud Never felt like I was good enough Never felt like I could stay Always one step from the edge of it Always drifting away ⸻ Pre-Chorus (build): If I let go, would it all fade out? If I sink, would I make a sound? I’ve been screaming but it don’t come out I’m too far gone to turn around ⸻ Chorus (big, emotional): Just let me drown in the deep end I’m so tired of fighting this If I fade into the nothing Would I finally rest? Let me sink, let me disappear I don’t wanna feel this pain If the water takes me under Will it wash me clean again? ⸻ Verse 2 (shift → hope / your friend): You were sitting in the passenger While the silence filled the car Said “you don’t have to keep running I know exactly where you are” Every word cut through the noise Like a light inside my chest You were there when I was sinking Didn’t let me second guess When I said I couldn’t do it Said I’m better than I know When I tried to disappear You were the one who told me no You didn’t let me drown that night Didn’t let me fade away When I couldn’t find a reason You were mine to stay ⸻ Pre-Chorus (hope variation): When I let go, you pulled me out When I sank, you held your ground I was lost inside the dark But you were the way I found ⸻ Chorus (bigger / changed meaning): Don’t let me drown in the deep end I’m still learning how to breathe If I slip into the darkness Don’t you give up on me If I sink, if I disappear If the weight pulls me away Be the voice that cuts the silence Be the reason that I stay ⸻ Breakdown (slow → heavy): HAMMER LOCKED BACK I was one breath from the end of it WATER IN MY LUNGS You’re the reason that I’m still here DON’T LET ME DROWN ⸻ Bridge (soft / emotional): If I’m honest, I still feel it Like it’s waiting in the dark But I know I’m not alone now You’re the beating in my heart ⸻ Final Chorus (full emotion): Don’t let me drown in the deep end I’m still learning how to breathe If I slip into the darkness Don’t you give up on me If I sink, if I disappear If the weight pulls me away Be the voice that cuts the silence Be the reason that I stay
