Anchored (I Will, in Fact, Sink)

I hope that I will live to tell
The tale of how I turned out well
But, the way things are right now,
I don’t know if I’ll make it out!

You’re sailing without a lifeboat in tact
Don’t you realize the danger in that?
You’re going overboard and I
I won’t let myself watch you drown!

I realize that it’s a habit of mine
And that it’s gone on for too much time
But truth is, what’s the point in stopping
When everything’s fine in the end?

You gotta know – it’s not where you go
It’s how you end up there
And good God, stop killing yourself
Because sooner or later, your life has to go as planned!

I’d make my habits walk the plank if I could be bothered to care
You’re a nervous wreck, you’re running on a tightrope

Anchor
Tie me down
To the bottom of the ocean where I lay

Restless, defenseless
I’ll throw you a life ring
To keep you okay

You know I wish that I could live my life
Without all these waves crashing over me
There are better ways of coping, ways of hoping
Ways of getting to the places I wanna be.

Man overboard, man overboard
And I’m drowning once again
So don’t just stand there and say “I told you so,”
I’m an idiot, so gimme a hand!

I can’t call you anything
‘Cause we don’t have the time
Take me by the hand and I’ll bring you to land
So I can yell at you and make you understand.

It’s just another day in my life
And I know it’ll all turn out right
It doesn’t soften the blow and I should go with the flow
And stop dragging you down with me.

You never drag me down,
But it’s hard not to drown in the waves of every little thing.
I’m trying to help you get your feet on the ground
And your head out of the sand!

I would kick myself to the curb to never make you deal with my shit again
Don’t say that, don’t say that, you’re not a complete disaster.

Hold me under
Let me know I can breathe underwater

If you can swim,
It doesn’t matter where the waves will take you.

Anchor tied
Around my ankles
Chains are keeping me down
The ship is coming
And it’s letting me know that it’s not keeping me bound.

Anchor
Tie me down
To the bottom of the ocean where I lay

Restless, defenseless
I’ll throw you a life ring
To keep you okay

I wanna start again and not pretend
To have my whole life sorted out!
And when it boils down, there are boats all around me
To save me from the ocean!