Drowning (Not Distant) (Replaced 2)

Verse 1

Five missed calls and a text that says "you okay?"

Phone in his hand but the words just slip away

Elevator going up but he's still on the ground

Brain running circles while the world spins around

Pre-Chorus

And you wonder why he went quiet

He's not trying to start a riot

Chorus

He's not distant, he's drowning

Head under the water but he's still pounding

Fighting through the noise just to make a sound

He's not distant, he's drowning

Trying to keep his feet on solid ground

And you think he's running

But he's just trying to be [Verse 2]

Grew up hearing "boy you gotta toughen up"

So he bottled all the hurting till the bottle was enough

Staring at the ceiling when the guilt creeps in at night

He learned to wear the armor but forgot how to feel right And he hates that he keeps letting you down

But he's fighting his own battleground

Chorus

He's not distant, he's drowning

Head under the water but he's still pounding

Fighting through the noise just to make a sound

He's not distant, he's drowning

Trying to keep his feet on solid ground

And you think he's running

But he's just trying to be found

Bridge

You see the mess, he sees a war

A man who's never been enough before

Chorus

He's not distant, he's drowning

Head under the water but he's still pounding

Fighting through the noise just to make a sound

He's not distant, he's drowning

Trying to keep his feet on solid ground

And you think he's running

But he's just trying to be found