I plunge into the dark waters of tears
And begin to sink in my own fears
I try to find something to keep me afloat
But it's no use, I begin to choke
Mouthful after mouthful of salty lies
Drown out all of my tormented cries
I try to swim through the dense hate
But as I become weak, it seems too late
And then I gain one sudden burst of strength
To try and be heard before I go blank
I force myself to the surface, sure you'd be there
And you are, but it looks like as if you don't care
You simply look through my frightened eyes
And pretend not to hear my terrified cries
You turn away, like there's nothing to be done
As more and more dark water fills my lungs
But still I fight, gasping for precious air
Hoping that maybe you're still there
I scream, I cry and thrash about
Praying someone will answer my shouts
No night in shining armor comes to my distress
As the water is still filling into my chest
No super hero flies in to save the day
As I drift further and further away
I lose all my hope, and just give up
I've made up my mind that I've had enough
I let myself sink to the farthest depths
Of this river of tears, with nothing left
I close my eyes and prepare to die
I only wish that I had time to ask why
But I let myself go, I don't care anymore
After seeing the betrayal of being ignored
But then something inside of me begins to rage
Something has been set free on a rampage
And I realize that it doesn't matter if you do me wrong
Because no matter what I'll have myself to depend on
Even if the entire world decides to let me down
I'll have my ways to pick myself up off the ground
I want you to know that I can make it on my own
Without help from you or anyone else, I'll do it alone
I refuse to be conquered by this malevolent sea
The only person I have to come to my rescue is me
To keep from losing to your dirtied water, to insure my win
I quickly tell myself if I want to live I'll learn to swim
I trudge through the blackened water, determined to survive
Trying not to swallow more liquid, striving to stay alive
And just as I believe I’m too weak to continue on
I refuse to let myself give up, I want to go strong
But I see my efforts are finally paying off
Riding my lungs of the poison with every cough
As I reach the sandy shore, panting myself to a fit
Realizing that I'm alive because I didn't quit
I was sure you'd be there to help me out
But you ignored my terrified and pleading shouts
I thought I'd die if you weren't here to help
But when you overlooked me, I saved myself
