Everything's so-so-so-so futile, futile
I can hear the waves rolling in
I can feel the walls closing in
Everything's so-so-so-so futile, futile
I can hear the waves rolling in

No there won't be bluebirds over
'Cause they got turned back at Dover
I'm on a tight rope, and there's no hope
I don't seem to be getting any closer
Running away from home, running from all I know
It's not the cold that makes me shiver
It's the erasure of my soul

Dead, dead in the water
No one's here fighting my corner
Dead, dead in the water
In the water

Everything's so-so-so-so futile, futile
I can hear the waves rolling in
I can feel the walls closing in
Everything's so-so-so-so futile, futile
I can hear the waves rolling in

We locked up all the lifeguards
And seas turn into graveyards
'Cause life guards wealth, and wealth guards life
Then there's only strife for the seeker of a new life
Running away from home, running from all I know
It's not the cold that makes me shiver
It's the erosion of my soul

Dead, dead in the water
No one's here fighting my corner
Dead, dead in the water
In the water

Dead, dead in the water
No one's here fighting my corner
Dead, dead in the water

Everything's so-so-so-so futile, futile
Everything's so-so-so-so
Make me disappear
Dead
In the water

Dead, dead in the water
No one's here fighting my corner
Dead, dead in the water
No one's here, no one's here
No one's here

In the water, in the water, in the water