Troubled Waters (Mae West cover) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by juliUGH 

Cover art for Troubled Waters (Mae West cover) lyrics by Cat Power

im not really sure what she means but to me its about how you care so much about pleasing others and not being able to show your true self because your scared of other people's judgements and finally its so hard you want to give up and you see satisfaction in drowning, leaving behind everything that worries you