Swallow

[Intro]
I will swallow if it will help my sea level go down
But I'll come back to haunt you if I drown
I will swallow if it will help my sea level go down
But I'll come back to haunt you if I drown

I will—
I will swallow

[Verse 1]
I'll tell the truth: all of my songs
Are pretty much the fucking same
I'm not a faerie but I need
More than this life so I became
This creature representing more to you
Than just another girl
And if I had a chance to change my mind
I wouldn't for the world

[Pre-Chorus]
Twenty years sinking slowly
Can I trust you?
But I don't want to

[Chorus]
I will swallow if it will help my sea level go down
But I'll come back to haunt you if I drown
I will swallow if it will help my sea level go down
I'll take a deep, deep breath
But I'll come back to haunt you if I drown

[Post-Chorus]
I will swallow
I will—
I will swallow

[Verse 2]
I don't want to be a legend
Well that's a god-damn lie, I do
To say I do this for the people
I admit is hardly true
You tell me everything's all right
As though it's something you've been through
You think this torment is romantic
Well it's not, except to you

[Pre-Chorus]
Twenty years sinking slowly
Can I trust you?
But I don't want to

[Chorus]
I will swallow if it will help my sea level go down
But I'll come back to haunt you if I drown
I will swallow if it will help my sea level go down
I'll take a deep, deep breath
But I'll come back to haunt you if I drown

[Bridge]
Low tide and high tea the oysters are waiting for me
If I'm not there on time, I'll send my emissary
If I Photoshop you out of every picture, I could go quietly — quiet!
But would that do any good?
Will it hurt? No, it won't
Then what am I so afraid of?
Filthy Victorians
They made me what I'm made of
The brighter the light, the darker the shadow
I don't need a minder, I've made up my mind
Go away

[Pre-Chorus]
Twenty years sinking slowly
Can I trust you?
But I don't want to

[Chorus]
I will swallow if it will help my sea level go down
But I'll come back to haunt you if I drown
I will swallow if it will help my sea level go down
I'll take a deep, deep breath
But I'll come back to haunt you if I drown

[Chorus]
I will swallow if it will help my sea level go down
But I'll come back to haunt you if I drown
I will swallow if it will help my sea level go down
I'll take a deep, deep breath
But I'll come back to haunt you if I drown

[Outro]
I'll take a deep, deep breath
I'll take a deep—
I'll take a deep—