Sink or Swim

I've got a reason that I'm trying to state
You could just say that it's a point to make
Now all those reasons they could soon be dead
I could save them now by leaving them unsaid
Then what's the point of getting them across
If they stay locked up then I'll feel great remorse
I guess I'll take the high road on this one
Better to stay locked up than become undone

Better safe than sorry, that's what I always say
You'll have to stop and drop and roll before it bursts into flames
But with any kind of luck, you can just put it away
After it has been released just like a bird from a cage
Better safe than sorry, that's what I always say
You'll have to stop and drop and roll before it bursts into flames
But with any kind of luck, you can just put it away
After it has been released just like a bird from a cage

The mounds of stress that it has given me
From staying bottled up deep within me
Just another thing to reinforce
Maintain my stance before it goes ignored
It is now my chance to sink or swim
Which makes me wanna go out on a limb
Then just look down into the abyss
Seeing what I hit is now a great big miss

Hitting it or missing it, you've still shot for a target
Whether it's an easy one or whether it's the hardest
The stars or Mars are targets or the hearts
Of your mother, brothers, others, where to start
Hitting it or missing it, you've still shot for a target
Whether it's an easy one or whether it's the hardest
The stars or Mars are targets or the hearts
Where to start

My thoughts have gotten kind of out of hand
As crazy as it seems, I guess that's where I stand
Lost control of what it seems to be
Just a messed plan I was imagining
Time for me to wake up to escape this hell
Was it good or was it bad I couldn't tell
Some would say to me that it was a nightmare
If that's the case, I'll let it die right there

Live and let live, is that what should've been done
The reason war continues, but the battle is won
The problem's solved for now, but there's another dilemma
This specific type of problem, it could happen forever
Live and let live, is that what should've been done
The reason war continues, but the battle is won
The problem's solved for now, but there's another dilemma
This specific type of problem, it could happen forever