Swim

You said "I want to be free"
As you bounced off of the diving board
Arms stretched out like the crucifixion
In slow motion into an artificial ocean
A saltwater pool
In the backyard of a random southern California home
It's night, and the pool light casts an unearthly glow

Swimming is an [?] of our nature
Water is the place where life began
Birds represent the desire for freedom
Angels are the ones with wings and the ones who understand

And all we do is stand around
Every once in a while go for a little swim

Stand in the background of the mеmory
([?] is subconscious submarine)
Exist within the body you live in
(It also еxists in everything)

I wanna be told what to do
I don't wanna be told what to think
(Why don't you want us to tell you what to think?)
Because deep down, I just wanna be the one to discover
The missing link
(Okay, I guess that makes sense)

But water is to air
As air is to the astral plane
Clean or stained
Easy or pained
Innocent or blamed
Sink or swim