Still Afloat

Lyrics

Verse 1 Water’s at my knees now, climbing to my chest Every wave keeps asking if I’ve got anything left Sky’s wearing black like it’s mourning who I’ve been I’m fighting with the current while it’s pulling on my skin Everybody says, “Just keep your head above” Like they know the weight of running out of enough I’ve been patching holes with promises and prayer Trying not to notice how much water’s in the air ⸻ Pre-Chorus I’m not waving ‘cause I’m winning I’m reaching ‘cause I’m weak Some nights I lose my voice before I even speak ⸻ Chorus I’m still afloat… Though the deck is underwater I’m still afloat… Getting harder, getting harder Every wave says, “This one’s gonna be the last.” But somehow I keep breathing Even when I break in half I’m sinking… I’m not gone I’m bending… Holding on If hope is just a splinter Then I’ll hold it like a rope I’m still afloat. ⸻ Verse 2 Compass quit spinning, stars don’t show the way I’ve been sailing through a midnight that forgot the break of day Every scar’s another harbor where I barely made it through If surviving is an ocean, I’ve been learning how to lose Maybe strength ain’t looking fearless on the edge of every wave Maybe strength is simply choosing not to drift into the grave So I’ll let these storms remind me what they couldn’t steal away A heart can crack beneath the pressure and still beat another day ⸻ Bridge Maybe I don’t need calm seas Maybe I just need one more sunrise Maybe I don’t need easy Maybe I just need open eyes ⸻ Final Chorus I’m still afloat… Though I’m lower than I’ve ever been Still afloat… But I won’t pretend I’m not wearing thin The ocean knows my name But it doesn’t own my soul I’m sinking… Not surrendered Breaking… Not defeated As long as there’s a heartbeat… I’m still afloat.