Drowning

Living life on a sea
Of cold misery
A never-ending bad memory

Feel the waters rise
The fear paralyze
Lost adrift in my demise

Now I'm treading water, drowning
All the fear and guilt surrounding
Pull me out before I get pulled down

As I'm looking for the shore
I get pulled under more and more
I'd cling to hope, but there is none to be found

The nightmare has found me
The waves crash around me
I'm in over my head

As I cry out in pain
Is it all in vain?
Won't be long before I'm dead

Because I'm treading water, drowning
All the fear and guilt surrounding
Pull me out before I get pulled down

As I'm looking for the shore
I get pulled under more and more
I'd cling to hope but there is none to be found

What hope is there for me to see another day?
When everything I love has fallen away
If there is hope for me, send me a sign
A reason for me to stay and fight

What hope is there for me?  Been drowning for so long
The current starts to pull me along
I see you up ahead, standing at the shore
Now I've found what I've been looking for

No longer treading water, drowning
No more fear or guilt surrounding
Been pulled out, now I can't get pulled down

And now I'm standing on the shore
I've found what I've been looking for
And I can plant my feet on solid ground

No longer drowning
The hopelessness inside is gone

No longer drowning
I've found the will to carry on