bottom of the bay

I stare into the hazy eyes
and slowly start to realize
that you are several leagues away
and now I understand.
Tried to solve the mystery
went looking for some history
I'd dive back down if just to see
and stir the sleeping sand.

We drown out all the pain we feel
far-away things are not as real
there is a piece of brokenness
on the bottom of the bay
tied on a weight to keep it down
hoping all these thoughts would drown
or just long enough for memories
and you to go away.

If it had cut
It would have bled
I would have known but
then it's said
drowning hurts the least instead
I'd rather I could feel.

And then today I thought of you
I did not know what you went through
I could not feel just what you felt
the heavy heart, the burning welt
it's only natural, life is cruel
we're tangled in senseless duel
when people get too close it's true
involvement sucks the life out.

We drown out all the pain we feel
far-away things are not as real
there is a piece of brokenness
on the bottom of the bay
tied on a weight to keep it down
hoping all these thoughts would drown
or just long enough for memories
and you to go away.


I'll never truly understand
for I'm a fish and you're a man
I swim in garbage, not my plan
it's only your pollution
you nearly dried me in the sun
and I thought that you were so much fun
like all good fish we come undone
awake from love's illusion
there is no way a fish will drown
just let the current take me down
one more gem in Neptune's crown
and that is your solution.

We drown out all the pain we feel
far-away things are not as real
there is a piece of brokenness
on the bottom of the bay
tied on a weight to keep it down
hoping all these thoughts would drown
or just long enough for memories
and you to go away.


I made my bed there in the deep
I keep my watch and rarely sleep
the nets they drag for memories
and I keep them all from catching
painful one's I'd rather keep
the one's you drowned out
in a heep
but as I swim this sea
of *bleep*
None will be for fetching.

We drown out all the pain we feel
far-away things are not as real
there is a piece of brokenness
on the bottom of the bay
tied on a weight to keep it down
hoping all these thoughts would drown
or just long enough for memories
and you to go away.