- Swim -

'Swim'

You've gotta swim
Swim for your life
Swim for the music
That saves you
When you're not so sure you'll survive

You gotta swim
And swim when it hurts
The whole world is watching
You haven't come this far
To fall off the earth

The currents will pull you
Away from your love

Just keep your head above

I found a tidal wave
Begging to tear down the dawn
Memories like bullets
They fired at me from a gun
A crack in the armor

I swim to brighter days
Despite the absence of sun
Choking on salt water
I'm not giving in
I swim

You gotta swim
Through nights that won't end
Swim for your families
Your lovers your sisters
And brothers and friends

Yeah you've gotta swim
Through wars without cause
Swim for the lost politicians
Who don't see their greed as a flaw

The currents will pull us
Away from our love

Just keep your head above

I found a tidal wave
Begging to tear down the dawn
Memories like bullets
They fired at me from a gun
Cracking me open now

I swim for brighter days
Despite the absence of sun
Choking on salt water
Well I'm not giving in
I swim

You gotta swim
Swim in the dark
There's no shame in drifting
Feel the tide shifting and wait for the spark

Yeah you've gotta swim
Don't let yourself sink
Just find the horizon
I promise you it's not as far as you think

The currents will drag us away from our love

Just keep your head above

Just keep your head above

Swim

- Jack's Mannequin

I've been in bed since Tuesday morning. It's lonely, pretty miserable, yeah- mostly those two things. But I'm thankful that I didn't get this disease during my last semester of school (though it would have been a good excuse for my grades being what they were), I'm thankful that I have a good friend here, Megan Bell, who is taking pretty good care of me, I'm thankful there are worthy elders in our ward that could give me a blessing, I'm thankful I have mono and not some crazy unheard-of thing that requires more blood being drawn and more moving around. That's me trying to be positive :) .. maybe my list will be longer tomorrow.