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[Torres (Mackenzie Scott)]
My mother lost her mother twice
Once in â54, then later in life
The exchange was quick and quiet
The records sealed, the names made private
Her search began and ended with a judge
Her papers had been claimed in a freak basement flood
An entire family tree
An eternal privacy
[Chorus]
Underwater
Underwater
I am afraid to see my heroes age
I am afraid of disintegration
If youâre not here, I cannot be here for you
If youâre not here, I cannot be alone
Mother, father
Iâm underwater
And I donât think you can pull me out of this
Thereâs virgin oil painted over my door
And hotel soap from every city
Lined up in my window
Blew my per diem on an eighth of Blue Dream
So I can breathe but I still canât breathe
Around my mouth, brown paper bag
Founding fathers on my back
[Chorus]
Iâm no martyr
Iâm no martyr
Iâm just
Afraid to see my heroes age
I am afraid of disintegration
If youâre not here, I cannot be here for you
If youâre not here, I cannot be alone
Mother, father
Iâm underwater
Underwater
Underwater
Iâve so much that I want to sing
But thereâs no room for toothbrushes and poetry, I
Pray to Jesus Christ incessantly, I
Shine my shoes for the Fat Lady, Iâm still
Underwater
[Chorus]
Iâm underwater
Underwater
Underwater
I am afraid to see my heroes age
I am afraid of disintegration
If youâre not here, I cannot be here for you
If youâre not here, I cannot be alone
Mother, father
Iâm underwater
And I donât think you can pull me out of this
I will no longer claim to know
Where we go when itâs time to go
But when you go, will I go too?
When you go, I am going too
[Outro]
Iâm underwater
Iâm underwater
Mother, father
Iâm underwater
Iâm underwater
Iâm underwater
Mother, father
Iâm underwater