Your songs remind me of swimming,
Which I forgot when I started to sink
Drank further away from the shore,
And deeper into the drink
Sat on the bottom of the ocean,
A stern and stubborn rock
'Cause your songs remind me of swimming,
But somehow I forgot
I was sinking, now I'm sunk
And I was drinking, now I'm drunk
Your songs remind me of swimming,
But somehow I forgot
I tried to remember the chorus,
I can't remember the verse
'Cause that song that sent me swimming
Is now the life jacket that burst
Rotting like a wreck on the ocean floor,
Sinking like a siren that can't swim anymore
Your songs remind me of swimming,
But I can't swim anymore
Pull me out the water, cold and blue,
I open my eyes and I see that it's you,
So I'll dive straight back in the ocean
Yes, I'll go straight back in the ocean
Take a deep breath, suck the water in my chest,
Take a deep breath, suck the water in my chest,
And cross my fingers and hope for the best
Then all of a sudden, I heard a note,
It started in my chest and ended in my throat
Then I realized,
Then I realized,
Then I realized,
I was swimming
Yes, I was swimming
And now I'm swimming
Yes, I am swimming
Your songs remind me of swimming,
Which I forgot when I started to sink
Your songs remind me of swimming,
Which I forgot when I started to sink
Oh, your songs remind me of swimming,
Which I forgot when I started
Your songs remind me of swimming,
Which I forgot when I started.... to sink
This song is in my opinion about falling off the tracks and having an old song/singer bringing back memories and getting her to pull herself together again because of this rediscovery. I think she wanted to get back in touch with herself but couldn't, began rejecting help and letting herself stagnate. Without being aware of doing so she began to get herself back to reality all due to this 'song'. It's no secret that Flo had a bit of a turbulent teenage hood and I feel this is homage to coming out of it.
It's incredibly beautiful, give it a listen!
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