Against the Tide

[Intro] Hear it call... Feel it pull... [Verse 1] Water rising, vision grey Same old circle every day Arms go numb but I won’t fold Teeth set tight against the cold Pressure builds, I hold the line I protect what’s left as mine [Pre-Chorus] It gets loud, it drags me down Says I’m lost, says I should drown But I’m still here, still awake Counting every breath I take [Chorus] I’m swimming hard against the tide No place left for me to hide Every inch is borrowed ground I’m not winning—but I’m not drowned Bent, not broken—hear me now I don’t quit, I don’t back down I haven’t moved, I held my ground That’s a victory, that’s me now [Post-Chorus] Hey! — Hold the line Hey! — Every time Hey! — Still alive Against the tide [Verse 2] Undertow knows what I fear Pulls it close and keeps it near Voices from the deep below Telling me to let it go Still I kick, still I fight Still I choose another night Chest on fire, lungs in pain Still I rise, again, again [Pre-Chorus] It gets loud, it calls my name Says give up, accept the same But I’m not done, not erased Every scar is something faced [Chorus] I’m swimming hard against the tide No place left for me to hide Every inch is borrowed ground I’m not winning—but I’m not drowned Bent, not broken—hear me now I don’t quit, I don’t back down I haven’t moved, I held my ground That’s a victory, that’s me now [Post-Chorus] Hey! — Hold the line Hey! — Every time Hey! — Still alive Against the tide [Bridge] If it pulls me out to sea Takes the strength I had in me I won’t say I slipped away I chose to fight another day Call it loss—I call it brave I learned to breathe inside the wave Even if I lose the shore I come back stronger than before [Final Chorus] I’m swimming hard against the tide No place left for me to hide Every inch is borrowed ground I’m not winning—but I’m not drowned Bent, not broken—hear me now I don’t quit, I don’t back down I haven’t moved, I held my ground That’s a victory, that’s me now [Outro] Still here... Still breathing... Against the tide...