You've gotta swim, swim for your life   Swim for the music that saves you   When you're not so sure you'll survive      You gotta swim and swim when it hurts   The whole world is watching   You haven't come this far to fall off the earth      The currents will pull you away from your love   Just keep your head above      I found a tidal wave begging to tear down the dawn   Memories like bullets, they fired at me from a gun   Crack in the armor, yeah      I swim for brighter days despite the absence of sun   Choking on salt water   I'm not giving in, I swim      You gotta swim for nights that won't end   Swim for your family as your lovers, your sisters   And brothers, and friends      Yeah, you gotta swim through wars without cause   Swim for the lost politicians   Who don't see their greed as a flaw      The currents will pull us away from our love   Just keep your head above      I found a tidal wave begging to tear down the dawn   Memories like bullets, they fired at me from a gun   A crack in the armor, yeah      I swim for brighter days despite of the absence of sun   Choking on salt water   I'm not giving in, well, I'm not giving in, I swim      You gotta swim, swim in the dark   There's no shame in drifting   Feel the tide shifting and wait for the spark      Yeah, you gotta swim, don't let yourself sink   Just find the horizon   I promise you, it's not as far as you think      The currents will drag us away from our love   Just keep your head above   Just keep your head above, swim   Just keep your head above, swim, swim   Just keep your head above, swim