What's Down There

Lyrics

[Intro]
Don't look down.

[Verse 1]
We kept to the shallows, a civilized wade,
Just skimming the glass in a glittering play.
A polished reflection, a casual affair,
But I kept looking past the continental shelf...
Wondering what's down there.
You wore that calm like a tailored suit,
But I could feel the rumble of a deeper route.

[Chorus]
Oh, what's down there in the velvet dark?
Where the pressure builds and the shadows spark.
I wanted the plunge, let the undertow win,
Where the map runs out and the heavy blue begins.
It’s a breathless rush when I can't touch the ground...
Until I realize what else might be swimming around.

[Verse 2]
Past the 200-meter mark, the colors all fade.
I slipped past the reef and the promises made.
You’re a quiet abyss, a magnetic descent,
And I’m spending every ounce of the breath that I kept.
The temperature drops, the gravity shifts,
I’m totally caught in your midnight drifts.

[Chorus]
Oh, what's down there in the velvet dark?
Where the pressure builds and the shadows spark.
I wanted the plunge, let the undertow win,
Where the surface is a lie and the heavy blue begins.
It’s a breathless rush when I can't touch the ground...
Until I realize what else might be swimming around.

[Bridge]
The further I sink, the vaster you get,
A gorgeous leviathan I haven't seen yet.
I’m thrilled to the bone, I’m shaking with cold,
It’s a terrifying amount of water to hold.
I thought I was steering, I thought I was brave,
But I'm just a speck in your absolute wave.

[Chorus]
Oh, what's down there in the velvet dark?
Where the pressure builds and the shadows spark.
I wanted the plunge, let the undertow win,
Where the map runs out and the heavy blue begins.
It’s a breathless rush when I lose my stride...
And I finally see exactly how much you could hide.

[Outro]
Sinking.
Letting the light go.
I don't need to breathe anyway.
I just really need to know...
What's down there.