Cover art for Dark Waters by Tones and I
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Dark Waters Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I get lost sometimes, I get lost sometimes
But if you ask, I say I'm doing just fine
On those days, on those days
On most, on those days, on bad days
I got no peace of mind, got no peace of mind
The only hold in me is a hand and head on both sides
On those days, on bad days, on those
On those days, on bad days

[Pre-Chorus]
I feel like I've been lost forever
Yeah, I feel like I've been lost at sea
And don't you try to find me
'Cause the tide has pulled me deep

[Chorus]
And I don't wanna live forever in the sea
The tide keeps pulling mе away from who I used to be
And I don't wanna go 'cause I think I might just bе
The only person living in the sea

[Verse 2]
I get stressed sometimes, I'm a mess sometimes
Tryna sleep, but I'm awake straight most nights
On those days, on those days
On most, on those days, on bad days
I try to close my eyes, but I can feel those tides
Making sure I'm going, scrolling up tight now
On those days, on those days
On those, on those days, on bad days
[Pre-Chorus]
I feel like I've been lost forever
Yeah, I feel like I've been lost at sea
And don't you try to find me
'Cause the tide has pulled me deep

[Chorus]
And I don't wanna live forever in the sea
The tide keeps pulling me away from who I used to be
And I don't wanna go 'cause I think I might just be
The only person living in the sea

[Bridge]
They say I don't, I don't see the world like I
But I keep holding, holding on
'Cause I am never happy with enough
Until I'm drowning from it all
And they say I don't, I don't see the world like I
But I keep holding, holding on
'Cause I am never happy with enough
Until I'm drowning from it all

[Chorus]
And I don't wanna live forever in the sea
The tide keeps pulling me away from who I used to be (Used, oh)
And I don't wanna go 'cause I think I might just be
The only person living in the sea, oh
The only person living in the sea, mmm
The only person living in the sea

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What did Tones and I say about "Dark Waters"?
Genius Answer

It’s about my head, my anxiety, but from a very different time. I wrote it when “Dance Monkey” was just released, before touring and everything. It was about feeling snowed under by my own mind and feeling like I don’t listen when people are speaking to me. I don’t know why, I just zone out—I feel like I’ve got a dark cloud in my head that won’t go away, and I don’t want to live like this.

—via Apple Music

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July 16, 2021
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