like a drowning man to a sinking ship i cling to the things that i know will kill me is this all i am is this really it it s time to sink or swim like a drowning man to a sinking ship i cling to the things i know will kill me is this all i am is this really it it s time to sink or swim neck deep in desperation it s pulling me under neck deep in desperation it s pulling me under i know the ocean wasn t put into place to swallow a man who simply lost his way but all false ambition sinks like a stone in the pit of our souls i won t carry this anchor anymore i won t carry this anchor anymore my wandering heart cries out for anything i could hold onto to pull me from the waves all around me my heart is pounding and i am begging you to pull me pull me like a drowning man to a sinking ship i cling to the things that i know will kill me is this all i am is this really it it s time to sink or swim like a drowning man to a sinking ship i cling to the things that i know will kill me is this all i am is this really it it s time to sink or swim rise above this flooded earth rise above this flooded earth the water still rushes to fill my lungs i fight for the surface to see the sun i still believe pull me from the waves all around me my heart is pounding and i am begging you to pull me pull me from the waves all around me my heart is pounding and i am begging you to pull me pull me out