[Intro] The pool sign says the water's safe I count the fins beneath the waves [Verse 1] I won't put my feet past the blue tile line A paper cup shakes in my hand each time The lifeguard laughs, says, “That's just a shadow” But I see a mouth where the dark gets shallow Salt on my lips, sun on the rail My brave little speech goes thin and pale You say, “Come on, it's only a swim” I watch the deep fold over its grin [Chorus] I'm scared of sharks, scared of the water turning black Scared of the quiet when the blue pulls back You can call me foolish, you can call me strange I hear the deep breathe and I can't make myself change I'm scared of sharks, so I stay where I can stand With the whole wide ocean just beyond the sand [Verse 2] At the aquarium, glass between us A gray shape circles, patient and seamless It turns, and the room seems to tilt with its eye My reflection swims as the real thing slides by You tap on the glass; I grab your sleeve I know it's not coming, still I can't leave The guide says its name like a thing made of grace I only see teeth in that beautiful face [Chorus] I'm scared of sharks, scared of the water turning black Scared of the quiet when the blue pulls back You can call me foolish, you can call me strange I hear the deep breathe and I can't make myself change I'm scared of sharks, so I stay where I can stand With the whole wide ocean just beyond the sand [Bridge] Maybe it's the distance, maybe it's the scale Maybe every dark thought learns to wear a tail You hold my hand; the glass stays clear Still every slow turn brings the ocean near [Final Chorus] I'm scared of sharks, scared of the water turning black Scared of the quiet when the blue pulls back You can call me foolish, you can call me strange I hear the deep breathe and I can't make myself change I'm scared of sharks, but I look across the sand At all that restless blue I don't yet understand [Outro] The pool sign says the water's safe I count the fins I count the waves
