I Breathe in Water

In deep blue waters where the soft tides slowly sweep,

Through coral homes that rest in the quiet ocean deep,

I rise and see a world I cannot survive,

Then dive to the water-air where I feel alive.

In waving kelp where shadows gently move and sway,

With glowing lights that softly turn the night to day,

I rise and hear the noise up on the land,

Then dive to water-air I understand.

(Chorus)

I breathe in water, that’s the air I need,

The ocean holds my heart, my soul, my speed,

The surface world is not a place for me,

I’m safe beneath the waves, forever free,

I rise and fall with every rolling tide,

But I won’t stay where I can’t live outside,

My life is written in the open blue,

Where water-air is all I ever knew.

In old shipwrecks that rest beneath the rolling sea,

Where time stands still and lets my spirit wander free,

I rise and feel the sky burn in my chest,

Then sink to the water-air where I breathe best.

In calm blue depths where whale songs gently roll,

And moonlight softly shines and soothes my soul,

I rise and find the world too harsh to stay,

Then breathe my water-air and drift away.

(Chorus)

I breathe in water, that’s the air I need,

The ocean holds my heart, my soul, my speed,

The surface world is not a place for me,

I’m safe beneath the waves, forever free,

I rise and fall with every rolling tide,

But I won’t stay where I can’t live outside,

My life is written in the open blue,

Where water-air is all I ever knew.

In quiet seas where gentle waves move slow,

And little silver fish all come and go,

I rise but feel the air I cannot bear,

Then dive back down to breathe my water-air.

(Bridge)

I’m not meant for the noise above the waves,

Or heavy skies that never seem to save,

My lungs were made for oceans deep and wide,

Where water-air and I can both collide.

(Chorus)

I breathe in water, that’s the air I need,

The ocean holds my heart, my soul, my speed,

The surface world is not a place for me,

I’m safe beneath the waves, forever free,

I rise and fall with every rolling tide,

But I won’t stay where I can’t live outside,

My life is written in the open blue,

Where water-air is all I ever knew.