Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
The salt is in the air, the sky is turning black
I’m looking for a lighthouse, but there’s no turning back
I’ve spent a decade tied to the shadow of your name
Searching for the fire, but only finding rain
You’re the only thing I’ve known since the world was at its best
But lately every heartbeat feels like a mountain on my chest
I’m staring at the rope, I’m staring at the sea
Wondering if you’re the one who’s gonna set me free.

[Pre-Chorus]
The water’s at my knees, the tide is coming fast
I’m wondering how much longer this hollow peace can last
I’m holding on so tight that my knuckles start to bleed
Is this the love I want, or just the pain I need?

[Chorus]
I can’t tell if you’re holding me steady!
Or pulling me under the waves!
Is this the hand that saves me?!
Or the weight that builds my grave?!
You’re the anchor in the middle of the deep!
But the water’s getting high and the price is getting steep!
Are you my ground? Or are you my end?
Are you the chain that I can’t bend?

[Verse 2]
The storm is screaming loud, the boat is taking on the gale
I’m trying to find the strength to finally set the sail
But every time I move, I feel the iron pull
The cup of my devotion is getting far too full
I remember when the weight felt like a sacred trust
Now it’s just a layer of salt and jagged rust
I’m gasping for the light, I’m reaching for the air
While you’re just sitting silent in the dark down there.

[Chorus]
I can’t tell if you’re holding me steady!
Or pulling me under the waves!
Is this the hand that saves me?!
Or the weight that builds my grave?!
You’re the anchor in the middle of the deep!
But the water’s getting high and the price is getting steep!
Are you my ground? Or are you my end?
Are you the chain that I can’t bend?

[Verse 3]
The ocean doesn’t care about the promises we made
It only cares about the debt that never has been paid
I’m looking at the surface, it’s a thousand miles away
Trapped inside the orbit of the words you never say
Loyalty is poison when it’s tied to a stone
I’m learning how it feels to be drowning alone.

[Bridge]
CUT THE ROPE!
OR LOSE THE LIGHT!
I’M LOSING THE WILL...
TO WIN THIS FIGHT!
(Vocal breaks into a raw, desperate scream)
THE WATER’S IN MY LUNGS!
THE IRON’S IN MY SOUL!
I’M LOSING ALL CONTROL!

[Chorus]
I can’t tell if you’re holding me steady!
Or pulling me under the waves!
Is this the hand that saves me?!
Or the weight that builds my grave?!
You’re the anchor in the middle of the deep!
But the water’s getting high and the price is getting steep!
Are you my ground? Or are you my end?
Are you the chain that I can’t bend?

[Verse 4]
The pressure’s getting heavy, the light is fading out
Finally found the answer to the center of the doubt
You weren’t meant to save me from the rising of the sea
You were just the weight...
That took the life from me.

[Outro]
Pulling me under...
Steady... or under...