And then we get to the shore
It could be an open grave
But we want more, we want more
And maybe Simon was first
To dive into those waves
But we all had thirst, we all had thirst
And all I remember is that we were the ones who lived

We're still not dead, just swim from the red
There is an ending up ahead
I know

So forget all your prayers and signal flares
Just like the sharks around us now
We'll die if we stop swimming
We'll die if we stop swimming
There may be a rescue boat or a sandy coast
But no map will save us now
We'll die if we stop swimming
We'll die if we stop swimming

So now these city streets are slopin'
To a place where we lost hope in you
And all I know is we kept goin'
Though our fingers were so frozen too

Sometimes it doesn't matter how you win
But just that you're standing in the end

So forget all your prayers and signal flares
Just like the sharks around us now
We'll die if we stop swimming
We'll die if we stop swimming
There may be a rescue boat or a sandy coast
But no map will save us now
We'll die if we stop swimming
We'll die if we stop swimming

Sometimes it doesn't matter how you win
But just that you're standing in the end
And all I remember is that we were the ones who lived
And all I remember is, we were the ones who lived

Just like the sharks around us now
We'll die if we stop swimming

So forget all your prayers and signal flares
Just like the sharks around us now
We'll die if we stop swimming
We'll die if we stop swimming
There may be a rescue boat or a sandy coast
But no map will save us now
We'll die if we stop swimming
We'll die if we stop swimming
We'll die if we stop swimming
We'll die if we stop swimming
...


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