[Verse 1 — submerged synth, heavy bass] I trim the tanks, correct the tilt Patch every valve this pressure split The cabin's warm, the gauges green You only see the scratch I missed [Pre-Chorus — filtered vocals] Above us somewhere, sunlight moves I used to dream in shades of blue [Chorus — rising polyrhythm] Take on water, lose the air Keep the balance, keep you there I'm trading all my upward motion For another quiet night I want to blow the tanks wide open Send us screaming toward the light But sleeping people fill these chambers And they trust me with their lives (Pressure rising, I'm still diving) [Verse 2 — syncopated slap bass] You ask for silence from the sea I take the noise and bury it in me [Bridge — weightless breakdown] How deep is duty meant to go Before the hull begins to fold? [Outro — faint sonar] I touch the switch, then turn away And dream of breathing air someday
