“Underwater”

Cathexis, track 1

There’s a heartbeat at the base of my spine
You took me down there
And I felt its pulse like the back and forth of the blue Atlantic tide
Where the water and sand collide
You took me down there
Foam upon my skin, and the scars that it could hide
But just beneath the waves, I’m callous and concave

But underwater, the world goes green
I have the space to dissolve, too much heat in me to freeze
And underwater, I find that I can breathe
Much better air than the surface has provided me

But all the oceans we swam were brine
You took me down there
And I drowned in sea and salt and sweat, current I could not ride
Now I’m scrambling for shore
’Cause you took me down there
And pushed me in and held me down and somehow made me wish for more
And now without the waves, I’m callous and concave

CHORUS

We were not made to be amphibious
We were not meant to be slicked down
We were unable to be buoyant and I know that it’s much safer
To be dry on solid ground

But underwater, the world goes green
You’re a riptide and you pulled me out into this fantasy
And underwater, I find that I can breathe
Much better air than the surface has provided me
Underwater…
Underwater, I am free
I find that I can breathe
Much better air than the surface has provided me

Production credits: Song and lead vocals: Chloe E.W. Levine. Production, mixing, and mastering: Jared Kirkpatrick. Lead guitar: Max Thoburn. Bass guitar: Joe Carter. Harmony vocals: Maya Spanabel. Written 2016; copyright 2018.