What Would It Take You to Drown?

from Emergency Response (demo) by Pete Davis

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What would it take you to sleep
You've been up watching windows all night
And I'll be the first one to say
That the yard there outside never changed.

The grass it only grows in lonely patches here and there,
The blades are worn and bent from the trampling through the years
But if we were among them, I'd brave a million footsteps
To sprout from the ground next to you

What would it take you to breathe?
Your head's so full of worry that it's clouded up
And clotted are the vessels that keep you around
But I'll be here to catch you so that they won't all spill out

Have you lost your mind?
Has she lost her pulse?
This is life or death
I'm right here beside you
Can you hear me, I'm speaking, I'm screaming your name.
I'm shaking you so hard, I'm running my veins
Of all their strength so that you can gain it back

Breathe deeply
So peaceful
Breathe deeply
Steady as you go

What would it take you to drown?
A tide that floods the cities, or rain that falls down?
But I'll still deflect it even indoors,
'Cause luck isn't much a concern anymore.

If you're still sleeping,
If you're still breathing
If you lift this heavy heart
If you make it back

What will it take you to stay
I'll do anything when the options arise
I'll set til I'm stone or old enough to be
Envelope your hands until I feel you squeeze
And I won't let up til you wake up for good

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from Emergency Response (demo), released January 1, 2006

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