Breathe

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"Man overboard!" 
"Run the sail!" 
"Another wave!" 
"Were we hit?" 
"Deck down!" 
"We're going under!"

How do you breathe underwater? 
How do you stand up tall,
When the waves keep you down?
How do you head in one direction,
When the current keeps changing?
How do you make them understand,
When your lungs are full of water?

I'm inhaling death, 
And she's weighing me down, 
Dragging me to the depths, 
And nobody can hear my cries for help.

How do you breathe underwater?

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