Darkness

I must be swallowed whole by now
I taste salt water in my mouth
And it's all been said before
I know the ending says I'll drown
I once knew how to swim but now
I doubt it

I don't know where I've gone or how I strayed so far
The answers might draw near when I know what the questions are

There's something living in the light
I've seen it, marvelled at the sight
But there's always something strange that keeps a dagger by its side
Takes aim when I'm all out of fight
And prideless

I don't know where I've gone or how I strayed so far
The answers might draw near when I know what the questions are

Been treated, oh, so lowly
By the water - I've been in the water so long
Crush me slowly
Sharp and shivering, weighed by the river inside
Can I close my eyes

I don't know where I've gone or how I strayed so far
The answers might draw near when I know what the questions are
All my shoes are lead 'cause I weigh myself down
My hands are wet from bailing myself out

Have I earned my darkness now