[Intro] [Tremolo guitar, pumps rumbling, a whistle blows] [Verse 1] Friday night and the floodlights burn The pumps are roaring, the hoses turn The whole town's standing behind the rope And I'm the only one who's lost all hope [Verse 2] Mr Bellamy blows his whistle shrill The water's falling and I can't stand still I've never said a word out loud Not once, not ever, not to a crowd [Pre-Chorus] So I climb up the tower One step, one more My knees are shaking Like never before [Chorus] Stop, please stop, leave the deep end be There's someone down there who's kind to me I'm not brave, I'm not loud, but I'll say it once Stop, please stop, at the deep end [Verse 3] The board was wet and the night was cold I slipped like a secret I'd never told The water churning, the world went black And then two arms were bringing me back [Bridge] [Guitar solo, waves of reverb] A flash of white, a scream, a run Through the fog with the only one Who ever heard me when I spoke so small He heard me first, he heard it all [Final Chorus] Stop, please stop, leave the deep end be There's someone down there who's kind to me I'm not brave, I'm not loud, but I said it once Stop, please stop, at the deep end [Outro] [Soft] Into the marsh, into the dark Hold on to me [Tremolo fades, distant splash]
