Dead in the Water

Ellie Goulding

If I was not myself
And you were someone else
I'd say so much to you
And I would tell the truth
'Cause I can hardly breathe
When your hands let go of me
The ice is thinning out
And my feet brace themselves

I'm there in the water
Still looking for you
I'm there in the water
Can't you see?
Can't you see?

You've seen this all before
A life left on the shore
We're smiling all the same
You sail away again

I'm there in the water
Still looking for you
I'm there in the water
Can't you see?
Can't you see?

Oh, yeah, I'm dead
(I'm dead in the water)
I'm dead in the water
(Still looking for you)
Oh, still looking for you
(I'm dead in the water)
For you, for you, oh
(Can't you see?)
Can't you see?
I'm dead in the water
Still looking for you
I'm dead in the water
Can't you see?

I'm dead in the water
Still looking for you
I'm dead in the water
Can't you see?
Can't you see?


Lyrics submitted by thrwmyhrtawy., edited by Mellow_Harsher, TheEmilis, poisonwine, YouKnowMe, yeahhitslaurennnn, dotty1992

Dead in the Water Lyrics as written by Elena Jane Goulding Finlay Graham Dow Smith

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    Memory

    Ellie said in an interview that she heard about people getting lost and dying at sea, but their spirits still remain in the water.

    ohsheagouldiggeron August 31, 2014   Link

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