Breathe the ocean in

[Verse 1]
Sun on the water,
Salt on my skin,
You on the deck
Letting me in.
I showed you the bottom,
I taught you to dive,
You came up laughing,
Happy to be alive.
I gave you a shell
From the ocean floor,
You said it was the best gift
You'd ever worn.
We raced to the shore,
We floated in blue,
I told you the sunset
And you believed it was true.

[Chorus]
I taught you how to breathe the sea,
You showed me how not to be free.
I gave you laughter, splashes, light,
You gave me shadows I called night.

[Verse 2]
Then came the game
With the blindfold on.
"You'll never know
Who's there till dawn."
You spun me around, you said,
"Find the door."
I touched the walls
I'd never touched before.
You said, "If you want something,
Don't let go."
I said "yes" in a language
I didn't know.
Your hands were warm,
But the room was cold.
I was learning the shape
Of a hand I couldn't hold.

[Chorus]
I taught you how to breathe the sea,
You showed me how not to be free.
I gave you laughter, splashes, light,
You gave me shadows I called night.

[Bridge]
Sun and shadow,
The same water, the same sky.
I was laughing, I was drowning,
I didn't know why.
You held me close,
You held me tight.
I called it morning,
You called it night.

[Final chorus]
I guess, we're giving up!
No happy endings here.
On the count of three
Breathe the ocean in.
Three.