Drowning

Baby please tell me
Will you leave me
When the flood comes washing
Or should I build a boat for two?

I'm telling you the truth
I'll learn to swim for you
Just as long as we can drown together

Swallow the ocean
Replace air with water
I've got a notion
You've got time and my waste to go swimming in

Try and hold your breath forever
Even still I long for you
Daring, famous, hollow, erotic
You're drowning

Some day you'll be a mermaid
I'll cut my gills with sharpened whalebone
I love you with your hair wet

Baby please tell me
You won't leave me
When the flood comes washing
Yes I should pack your bathing suit

I'm telling you the truth
I'll learn to swim for you
Even as I'm holding your head under
Daring, famous, hollow, erotic
You're drowning me