[Verse 1]
I know what I wanted
I know what I wanted
I know how I wanted this to be
You go down to the water
Drink down of the water
Fly up off the water, leave it be
But this is not my dream, sister
It is cold in Heaven
And I'm not sprouting wings

[Chorus]
I'm drowning, me
I'm turning, me, yeah

[Verse 2]
Brother, can you see those birds?
They don't look to Heaven
And they don't need religion, they can see
You go down to the water
Drink down of the water
Fly up off the water, leave it be
But this is not my time, sister
It is cold in Heaven
But no one's coming after me
[Chorus]
I'm drowning, me (Breathing ourselves, we're breathing ourselves)
I'm drowning, me (We're breathing ourselves)

[Verse 3]
You know I am tired
Cold and bony tired
Nothing's gonna save me, I can see
I can't say I'm fearful
I can't say I'm not afraid
I am not resisting, I can see
That I don't need a heaven
I don't need religion
I am in the place where I should be
I am breathing water
I am breathing water
You know a body's got to breathe

[Chorus]
I'm drowning, me (Breathing ourselves, we're breathing ourselves)
I'm drowning, me (We're breathing ourselves)
I'm drowning, me, yeah (We're breathing ourselves, we're breathing ourselves)
I'm drowning, me (We're breathing ourselves)