Drowning in Amsterdam

drowning in amsterdam
well it could rain for days
and then where would i be?
tethered to this chair
barely capable of gravity
tethered to the earth
to the tram bell and the rain
tethered to a ghost
that i may never see again
and it could rain for days
and then where would i be?
drowning here in amsterdam
on my way out to the sea
so i'm tethered to this moment
like i am to all those past
to all those sworn forever
that still managed not to last
i'm tethered to this frame i wear
that keeps me just upright
tethered to these dream of you
that keep me up at night
and it could rain for days
and then where would i be?
drowning here in amsterdam
on my way out to the sea
well they're stacking up the chairs outside
before they float away
all of man's handiwork won't keep the sea at bay
they pumped the country dry here
to claim a piece of land
but we've melted down the icebergs
water's comin' back again...
and it could rain forever
and the streets would never dry
i'd struggle on against the flood
unable to cry
cause the sea's closed off
and i cannot drift away
i'm tethered here in amsterdam
with what i didn't say
and it could rain for days
and then where would i be?
drowning here in amsterdam
on my way out to the sea
and it could rain for days
and then where would i be?
floating down the amstel
on my way out to the sea