[Intro: Belting full-throttle female lead, strings and drum kit pounding in together] One gulp, I'm gone [Verse 1: Belting full-throttle female lead, full voice, driving] Blue hole at sunrise and the water flat as steel Judges on the platform and the line on the reel Teo in his fins with the lanyard on his wrist Nine years he held the mark till the morning that he missed Came up blue in my arms and I hauled him to the air Now he won't go deep, but he swore it right there Thirty meters under on the way back home His is the first face waiting, I don't climb it alone [Hook: Belting full-throttle female lead, belted, full chest] Take my breath, I come back up with more Hundred meters down, I'm knocking on the floor Ocean on my chest like a hand on the door Take my breath, I come back up with more [Verse 2: Belting full-throttle female lead, belted, heavier] One last gulp and I'm gone with the sun on my back Down into the blue and the blue turning black Twenty meters down and the pressure takes a bite Ribs folding in like a fist holding tight Sixty and I'm falling, I don't swim, I let it pull Seventy, the cold coming in by the bowl Eighty, and the dark got a voice in my ear Saying turn back, girl, there ain't nothing for you here I tell it get in line, I been doubted on land Got a tag at the bottom with my name in its hand [Bridge: Belting full-throttle female lead, bottom tag, the orchestra climbs step by step on the way up, the drums meet her at the surface] Hundred and two Hand on the plate Rip off the tag Now the ocean can wait Kick for the light, it's a long climb home Every meter burning in my lungs and bone Thirty meters under there's a mask and a hand And the look in his eyes says he knew where I'd land [Hook: Belting full-throttle female lead, belted, full chest] Take my breath, I come back up with more Hundred meters down, I'm knocking on the floor Ocean on my chest like a hand on the door Take my breath, I come back up with more [Verse 3: Belting full-throttle female lead, full force, racing for the surface] Break the top and I'm clawing at the morning like a thief Mask off, flash the sign, I say "I'm okay" through my teeth White card goes up and the whole boat shakes One meter past his number, that's all it takes Teo in the water with his hands on his face Laughing like a fool, saying "girl, take my place" Nine years he guarded that mark like a gate Now he's holding up the woman who broke it, worth the wait [Final Hook: Belting full-throttle female lead, belted, full chest, highest] Take my breath, I come back up with more Hundred meters down, I'm knocking on the floor Ocean on my chest like a hand on the door Take my breath, I come back up with more [Outro: Belting full-throttle female lead, belted, strings ring out and fade] Take my breath I come back up with more [End]
