Dead in the Water
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โฑ๏ธ 2:32 duration
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๐ Lyrics
If I had a touch of that courage
I'd be marching my way through that door
But it's part of my biology
To start with an apology
And sorry won't win us this war
If only things were different
If only I were different
I wish I was a maggot
My insides ripe and liquified
I'd wait in the dark for it all to start, then touch the sky
'Cause when you are a maggot
The parts are already supplied
I'd be born with the things to give me wings, so I could fly
Another plan
That's stuck on the ground before it's invented
One more scheme
Gets rejected before it's even dissected
Every inch forward and ten miles back
And that's that
Dead in the water again
I wish I was a tadpole
A slimy nascent thing
No need to create I'd just mutate and then I'd swim
Uh-uh, 'cause if I was a tadpole
Literally, I could leap forward on a whim
There'd be no red tape, I'd just take shape and develop limbs
One day, I'll metamorphosise as scales will tumble from their eyes
And thus shall end this wretched old routine
They'll hear all these ideas of mine
And realise that all this time
There's more to me than they have ever seen
But until then, until then
I wish I was a maggot
Or a tadpole, or a termite, or a wasp
I don't know
Something that can start small, pupate
Grow legs, wings or gills
To escape this hell that I'm living in
Wait, maybe I should think big
Maybe like a lion
Or a blue whale, hippopotamus
No, don't be ridiculous!
This is the problem
God
I wish that I could change my life
Be the one that could hold onto their attention
Blow their minds
With ideas that defy human comprehension
Make them say
Oh Cholmondeley, you clever chap!
But I'm back
Dead in the water again
Oh, I don't know
Maybe I'll just
Pop it in the tray
I'd be marching my way through that door
But it's part of my biology
To start with an apology
And sorry won't win us this war
If only things were different
If only I were different
I wish I was a maggot
My insides ripe and liquified
I'd wait in the dark for it all to start, then touch the sky
'Cause when you are a maggot
The parts are already supplied
I'd be born with the things to give me wings, so I could fly
Another plan
That's stuck on the ground before it's invented
One more scheme
Gets rejected before it's even dissected
Every inch forward and ten miles back
And that's that
Dead in the water again
I wish I was a tadpole
A slimy nascent thing
No need to create I'd just mutate and then I'd swim
Uh-uh, 'cause if I was a tadpole
Literally, I could leap forward on a whim
There'd be no red tape, I'd just take shape and develop limbs
One day, I'll metamorphosise as scales will tumble from their eyes
And thus shall end this wretched old routine
They'll hear all these ideas of mine
And realise that all this time
There's more to me than they have ever seen
But until then, until then
I wish I was a maggot
Or a tadpole, or a termite, or a wasp
I don't know
Something that can start small, pupate
Grow legs, wings or gills
To escape this hell that I'm living in
Wait, maybe I should think big
Maybe like a lion
Or a blue whale, hippopotamus
No, don't be ridiculous!
This is the problem
God
I wish that I could change my life
Be the one that could hold onto their attention
Blow their minds
With ideas that defy human comprehension
Make them say
Oh Cholmondeley, you clever chap!
But I'm back
Dead in the water again
Oh, I don't know
Maybe I'll just
Pop it in the tray
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:02.68] If I had a touch of that courage
[00:05.96] I'd be marching my way through that door
[00:09.85] But it's part of my biology
[00:12.03] To start with an apology
[00:14.54] And sorry won't win us this war
[00:19.80] If only things were different
[00:24.48] If only I were different
[00:30.24] I wish I was a maggot
[00:35.20] My insides ripe and liquified
[00:37.54] I'd wait in the dark for it all to start, then touch the sky
[00:40.98] 'Cause when you are a maggot
[00:43.21] The parts are already supplied
[00:45.86] I'd be born with the things to give me wings, so I could fly
[00:49.95] Another plan
[00:52.16] That's stuck on the ground before it's invented
[00:54.52] One more scheme
[00:56.55] Gets rejected before it's even dissected
[00:58.83] Every inch forward and ten miles back
[01:04.52] And that's that
[01:05.74] Dead in the water again
[01:11.30] I wish I was a tadpole
[01:13.10] A slimy nascent thing
[01:15.61] No need to create I'd just mutate and then I'd swim
[01:19.12] Uh-uh, 'cause if I was a tadpole
[01:20.83] Literally, I could leap forward on a whim
[01:24.09] There'd be no red tape, I'd just take shape and develop limbs
[01:28.08] One day, I'll metamorphosise as scales will tumble from their eyes
[01:32.37] And thus shall end this wretched old routine
[01:36.25] They'll hear all these ideas of mine
[01:38.60] And realise that all this time
[01:40.33] There's more to me than they have ever seen
[01:44.24] But until then, until then
[01:48.36] I wish I was a maggot
[01:49.59] Or a tadpole, or a termite, or a wasp
[01:51.58] I don't know
[01:52.00] Something that can start small, pupate
[01:53.79] Grow legs, wings or gills
[01:54.66] To escape this hell that I'm living in
[01:56.24] Wait, maybe I should think big
[01:57.79] Maybe like a lion
[01:58.49] Or a blue whale, hippopotamus
[01:59.73] No, don't be ridiculous!
[02:01.00] This is the problem
[02:02.06] God
[02:02.69] I wish that I could change my life
[02:05.07] Be the one that could hold onto their attention
[02:07.59] Blow their minds
[02:08.94] With ideas that defy human comprehension
[02:11.20] Make them say
[02:12.61] Oh Cholmondeley, you clever chap!
[02:16.50] But I'm back
[02:17.31] Dead in the water again
[02:20.52] Oh, I don't know
[02:23.30] Maybe I'll just
[02:25.23] Pop it in the tray
[02:27.06]
[00:05.96] I'd be marching my way through that door
[00:09.85] But it's part of my biology
[00:12.03] To start with an apology
[00:14.54] And sorry won't win us this war
[00:19.80] If only things were different
[00:24.48] If only I were different
[00:30.24] I wish I was a maggot
[00:35.20] My insides ripe and liquified
[00:37.54] I'd wait in the dark for it all to start, then touch the sky
[00:40.98] 'Cause when you are a maggot
[00:43.21] The parts are already supplied
[00:45.86] I'd be born with the things to give me wings, so I could fly
[00:49.95] Another plan
[00:52.16] That's stuck on the ground before it's invented
[00:54.52] One more scheme
[00:56.55] Gets rejected before it's even dissected
[00:58.83] Every inch forward and ten miles back
[01:04.52] And that's that
[01:05.74] Dead in the water again
[01:11.30] I wish I was a tadpole
[01:13.10] A slimy nascent thing
[01:15.61] No need to create I'd just mutate and then I'd swim
[01:19.12] Uh-uh, 'cause if I was a tadpole
[01:20.83] Literally, I could leap forward on a whim
[01:24.09] There'd be no red tape, I'd just take shape and develop limbs
[01:28.08] One day, I'll metamorphosise as scales will tumble from their eyes
[01:32.37] And thus shall end this wretched old routine
[01:36.25] They'll hear all these ideas of mine
[01:38.60] And realise that all this time
[01:40.33] There's more to me than they have ever seen
[01:44.24] But until then, until then
[01:48.36] I wish I was a maggot
[01:49.59] Or a tadpole, or a termite, or a wasp
[01:51.58] I don't know
[01:52.00] Something that can start small, pupate
[01:53.79] Grow legs, wings or gills
[01:54.66] To escape this hell that I'm living in
[01:56.24] Wait, maybe I should think big
[01:57.79] Maybe like a lion
[01:58.49] Or a blue whale, hippopotamus
[01:59.73] No, don't be ridiculous!
[02:01.00] This is the problem
[02:02.06] God
[02:02.69] I wish that I could change my life
[02:05.07] Be the one that could hold onto their attention
[02:07.59] Blow their minds
[02:08.94] With ideas that defy human comprehension
[02:11.20] Make them say
[02:12.61] Oh Cholmondeley, you clever chap!
[02:16.50] But I'm back
[02:17.31] Dead in the water again
[02:20.52] Oh, I don't know
[02:23.30] Maybe I'll just
[02:25.23] Pop it in the tray
[02:27.06]