Sometimes I feel like the ocean,
a little too deep for people to discover,
because the further they go,
the more darkness takes over.

Ninety-five percent undiscovered,
many have tried,
but they all got eventually too tired,
and so, I let my waves swallow them whole,
I let them sink into the bottom.

That five percent went to a lover,
who later said that it was too much and too dark,
and so, I let the sea monsters eat him alive.

And now I can feel you diving in,
I wonder if you'll sink or swim,
the salt it seeps into your skin,
this is where the fear kicks in,
I hope you don't have any open scars,
otherwise it will sting.

I feel like the ocean sometimes,
me and she have so much in common,
because where the light doesn't reach,
the dangerous creatures swim,
the deeper you go,
the colder it gets,
watch out, for it can freeze love to death,
like it has done many times in the past.

Sometimes I'm calm,
and sometimes I start a storm,
and I let it take everything with it.
So beautiful on the outside,
who would have guessed it could be
so dangerous inside.

I've sunk ships for fun,
I let those on board drown,
because they didn't know how to be kind,
I let the sea monsters rip them apart,
just like they did to my heart,
and now it's hard to keep my calm,
when the unknown comes onto my waters,
because I fear to be mistreated once again,
and even though I want to be loved,
I don't know how to let myself take that risk.

I've been drowning here
over and over again for years,
I guess at some point it just became
less painful,
less scary,
did it a thousand more times,
and it seems like I could fall in love
with the burning feeling in my lungs,
like I could fall in love
with the sound of my voice screaming,
because nobody else hears it.

So, forgive me,
if you come with good intentions,
and I still start a storm around you,
forgive me,
for the waves that will try to swallow you,
forgive me,
for the coldness that will come after you,
forgive me,
because I will try to drown you.

So please don't fear my depth,
scary parts or the darkness,
because there is beauty and light
hiding under the surface,
just hold on a for a little bit longer.

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