When I Died

The earth was too hot, the air was too thin
I took off my clothes, I took off my skin
I crawled to the sea that was crawling from me
So I could swim
Yeah, so I could swim

I was sick of the land, I was sick from the heat
I was sick of the sun and the sky and the trees
Over the air that I needed to breathe
When I held with my hands
When I walked on my feet

I took off my clothes, I took off my skin
Started shedding my arms to start getting my fins
Crawled to the sea that was calling for me
So I could swim
Swim the ocean wide

I was only just past the low tide
When I died
When I died

Yeah, when I died
My head did swell
I said to myself
Nature sure took its sweet time
I was already losing my spine

I was sick with horror when my curtain fell
It's the end of the story I was certain to tell
Watching their faces as they pulled me from the sea
Feeling for the place I thought my gills would be

Busted and wrecked, justly infected
My body beyond repair
Had no objection, sir
My only questions were
Where do I go and will I know when I'm there?

But I really couldn't say that I cared
When I died
When I died

Yeah, when I died, my head did swell
I said to myself
Nature sure took her sweet time
I was already losing, yeah, my spine
(I was already losing my spine)
But life was short
At least it was short

The Earth was too hot, the air was too thin
I took off my clothes, I took off my skin
I crawled to the sea that was crawling from me
So I could swim
Yeah, so I could swim

When I died
When I died

Yeah, when I died, my head did swell
I said to myself
Nature sure took her sweet time
I was already losing, yeah, my spine