It feels like a wave crashing over me

The more I fight, the more I start to sink

Into the deep, into the deep, into the deep

My chest is tight, the water's seeping in

My breath, my life, it's leaking out again

Into the sea, into the sea, into the sea

Can't take this much longer

I wish that I were stronger

My ship's passing in the night

Heartbeats like hooves thunder ‘cross my chest

Unwelcome thoughts terrorize my head

Try to be brave, try to be brave, try to be brave

My hands can't move, my arms are tingling

I must endure, my fear is crippling

Am I a slave, am I a slave, am I a slave?

Caught in this wheel of endless cycling

Rinse, repeat, it's way too tiring

Is this my fate, is this my fate, is this my fate?

To war each day, to fight for life and peace

To kneel and pray – “God, please deliver me.”

Can I escape, can I escape, can I escape?

So I will let go of what I cannot control

And know I don’t have to be afraid

For I will hold to the hope in rescue

And know it won’t always be this way

For I will let go of what I cannot control

And know I don’t have to be afraid

So I will hold to the hope in rescue

And know it won’t always be this way

Notes:

released January 1, 2020

Written and produced by Coral

Co-produced, recorded, mixed & mastered by Masaki at One Way Studio in Benicia, CA

Instruments:

Coral – vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, and additional instruments

Matt Bissonette – electric and fretless bass guitar

Theo Ma – viola

Masaki – additional instruments