Tonight will be

The night that we

Begin to ease

The plugs out of the dam



And we will stand

Knee deep in the flow

The undertow will

Grab our heels and won't let go



And while we hold

Our legs quivering

The water rises now

To our teeth when we just let go



Chorus: And sail, belly up to the clouds

The rocks scraping our backs

To breathe in the air will be

The only thing that we have



And all the wasted nights

And empty moments in our lives

Flushed away

As we sway with the rhythm



Of the waves

Bobbing us up

Crests fall to troughs

Feel our gills open up



Chorus



And if the hook sets in

The bottom of our lungs

We'll rip it out and

Lick the blood off with our tongues



Despair

Can ravage you

If you turn your head around

And look down the path



That's led you here

Cause what can you change?

You're a vessel now

Floating down the waterways



You can take your rudder

And aim your ship

Just don't bother

With the things left in your wake



Just sail, belly up to the clouds

The rocks scraping your back

To the breathe in the air will be

The only thing that you have



And your love will be warm nights

With pockets of moonlight

Spotlighting you as you drift,

The actor in this play



And you walk across the stage

Take a bow and hear the applause

And as the curtain falls

Just know you did it all



The best that you knew how

And you can hear them cheerin' now

So let a smile and show your teeth

Cause you know you lived it well