Dead In the Water

Track 12 on Halcyon Days (Deluxe Edition)

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Ellie was inspired to write this song because she found herself reading stories of people being lost at sea. She wrote a majority of the song sitting near the sea too. She… Read More

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Dead In the Water Lyrics

[Intro]
(Why didn't you find me?)

[Verse 1]
If I was not myself
And you were someone else
I'd say so much to you
And I would tell the truth
'Cause I can hardly breathe
When your hands let go of me
The ice is thinning out
And my feet brace themselves

[Chorus]
I'm there in the water
Still looking for ya
I'm there in the water
Can't you see? Can't you see?

[Verse 2]
You've seen this all before
A life left on the shore
But smiling all the same
You sail away again

[Chorus]
I'm there in the water
Still looking for ya
I'm there in the water
Can't you see? Can't you see?

[Bridge]
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh

[Chorus]
Oh, yeah, I'm dead (I'm dead in the water)
I'm dead in the water (Still looking for ya)
Oh, still looking for you, for you, for you, oh (I'm dead in the water)
Can't you see? Can't you see?
I'm dead in the water
Still looking for ya
I'm dead in the water
Can't you see?
I'm dead in the water
Still looking for ya
I'm dead in the water
Can't you see? Can't you see?

[Outro]
(Why didn't you find me?)

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Ellie was inspired to write this song because she found herself reading stories of people being lost at sea.

She wrote a majority of the song sitting near the sea too. She read a poem a about a family getting lost at sea. She claims that she likes to think there’s this special place for people who do.