You handed me scissors with the blades facing out
I should have known better but you used my self-doubt
To make me believe I was everything I'd feared

I would save you from drowning,
but I never learned to swim

But I know now that you're stronger than I've ever been

So when the current pulls you under, and it seems like sure death

Keep reaching for the surface,
and make sure to hold your breath

Now I can't look you in the eye

I don't want to see you cry

But I'm scared of being alive

And I'm not afraid to die

We used to dream
Of the things we'd achieve
Now I just wish
It wasn't so hard to breathe