Dead in the Water Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Val52 

Cover art for Dead in the Water lyrics by Ellie Goulding

I think this song is about two people who broke up but the girl is still in love with the guy but she doesn't have the courage to say anything "if I was not myself/ and you were someone else/ I'd say so much to you/ and I would tell the truth". After the split, the guy ends up not loving her back. The girl doesn't believe that he's not in love with her and tries to look for him " I'm there in the water still looking for you" at the end of the song the girl is still trying to get him to love her but there's no hope after all the she tried "I'm dead in the water/ still looking for you". Even though the guy will never love her back she still has some hope that they will be together again.

My Interpretation