Treading Water

I swam my way back up to the surface Hanging onto hope only by my purpose Constantly silencing the wave That swells inside my head Reminds me why I should be dead Now the water's rising up And I'm sinking fast I can't believe the voice That's inside of me It always tries to convince me I'm drowning I try to take a breath My lungs fill up with death Treading water It's pulling me under And now you're gone Following all the rest A betrayal that feels Just like a knife to the chest But in the end everything will be okay I take comfort in knowing The tide will sweep me away And I'm just learning To live with myself Without anybody else It's just getting too damn hard To wash away all these scars I can't believe the voice That's inside of me It always tries to convince me I'm drowning I try to take a breath My lungs fill up with death Treading water It's pulling me under Treading water It's pulling me under Treading water It's pulling me under Each wave, I brace To lose all progress I have made With each wave, I brace To lose all progress I'm falling deep Each wave, I've braced To lose all progress I've made I'm falling deep I'm losing sleep I can't keep going on this way