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drowning

Released: March 9, 2019

lyrics

i'm drowning
but it's not a bad thing
i think
(oh oh oh)

it's what i need
yuh
to feel like i've been freed
yuh
'cause i don't wanna breathe
i don't want to be

if i'm having thoughts
would you think with me?
if i'm gonna drown
will you sink with me?

and tell me right now
if i've been under too long
'cause i don't wanna go on

i'm drowning
but it's not a bad thing
i think
(oh oh oh)

it's what i need
yuh
to feel like i've been freed
yuh
'cause i don't wanna breathe
i don't want to be

i'm not in over my head
am i?
i
and i'm not perfect
but i can try

i've been here before but i only remember how it ended
scarred me for life
i don't care how she meant it

i'm drowning
but it's not a bad thing
i think
(oh oh oh)

it's what i need
yuh
to feel like i've been freed
yuh
'cause i don't wanna breathe
(i don't wanna breathe)
i don't want to be

(OH OH OH)

i'm drowning
(I'M DROWNING)
but it's not a bad thing
(BUT IT'S NOT A BAD THING)
i think (I THINK)
(oh oh oh)

it's what i need
(IT'S WHAT I NEED)
yuh
to feel like i've been freed
(TO FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN FREED)

i'm drowning

about

Ultimately, drowning is about falling in love.

Instrumentally and vocally, the melodies are meant to resemble descending in water and emulate the breaking and crashing of waves.

Interestingly, drowning had been in development long before its companions on its respective album.