Hey, there was a weight in the water, a weight in the air
If I'd waited any longer, an additional fare
And they can keep you around like a head on a stake
I guess the industry found a use for my namesake
I built my calluses up from fooling on the guitar
I keep them hot in the midst of what some something desire
And ephemeral notions like a song or a curse
Offering a return but making me feel worse
If you wanna quit, you should quit like a winner
Cut your losses and extricate yourself from the bidding
And tell your friends that you could if you wanted to
And tell yourself that it's strong to make a hard call
And when the others are all fed and watered
You're still betting, cheering their own
By then I'll bet you'll be gone
So I sit in the meantime and sharp my teeth
And encode all the bits in as I choose to bequeath
But if one equals C, then your A equals three
But the encryption just adds to the mendacity
Now I'm on top of the water, still suppressed by the air
I earn my wage on a track
That's almost totally bad
Of the things I expected when I first got beat
Should turn it up if only there existed a switch
If you wanna quit, you should quit like a winner
Cut your losses and extricate yourself from the bidding
And tell your friends that you could if you wanted to
And tell yourself that it's strong to make a hard call
And if you wanna try, you should try like a loser
Who keeps on betting their life on a slow horse
Then every year while she gets a little more tired
You're still betting, cheering her own
By then I'll bet you'll be gone
Sometimes I get to a point where little problems seem too big for me
And then I let them unravel like a line in the ocean
Sinking down into the density
And when the pressure becomes the same amount as what's inside of me
I can sink and explode
I'll hold my breath until I float
I gamble on my own biology
The barnacles on the ladder bleed my feet while they set a good example into necessity
And if you wanna quit, you should quit like a winner
Cut your losses and extricate yourself from the bidding
And tell your friends that you could if you wanted to
And tell yourself that it's strong to make a hard call
And if you wanna try, you should try like a loser
Who keeps on betting their life on a slow horse
Then every year while she gets a little more tired
You're still betting, cheering her on
And when the others are all fed and watered
You're still betting, cheering her on
Yeah, you're still betting, cheering her on
Yeah, you're still betting, cheering her on
Yes, you're still betting, cheering her on
By then I'll bet you'll be gone
By then I'll bet you'll be gone