Hey, there was a weight in the water, a weight in the airIf I'd waited any longer, an additional fareAnd they can keep you around like a head on a stakeI guess the industry found a use for my namesakeI built my calluses up from fooling on the guitarI keep them hot in the midst of what some something desireAnd ephemeral notions like a song or a curseOffering a return but making me feel worseIf you wanna quit, you should quit like a winnerCut your losses and extricate yourself from the biddingAnd tell your friends that you could if you wanted toAnd tell yourself that it's strong to make a hard callAnd when the others are all fed and wateredYou're still betting, cheering their ownBy then I'll bet you'll be goneSo I sit in the meantime and sharp my teethAnd encode all the bits in as I choose to bequeathBut if one equals C, then your A equals threeBut the encryption just adds to the mendacityNow I'm on top of the water, still suppressed by the airI earn my wage on a trackThat's almost totally badOf the things I expected when I first got beatShould turn it up if only there existed a switchIf you wanna quit, you should quit like a winnerCut your losses and extricate yourself from the biddingAnd tell your friends that you could if you wanted toAnd tell yourself that it's strong to make a hard callAnd if you wanna try, you should try like a loserWho keeps on betting their life on a slow horseThen every year while she gets a little more tiredYou're still betting, cheering her ownBy then I'll bet you'll be goneSometimes I get to a point where little problems seem too big for meAnd then I let them unravel like a line in the oceanSinking down into the densityAnd when the pressure becomes the same amount as what's inside of meI can sink and explodeI'll hold my breath until I floatI gamble on my own biologyThe barnacles on the ladder bleed my feet while they set a good example into necessityAnd if you wanna quit, you should quit like a winnerCut your losses and extricate yourself from the biddingAnd tell your friends that you could if you wanted toAnd tell yourself that it's strong to make a hard callAnd if you wanna try, you should try like a loserWho keeps on betting their life on a slow horseThen every year while she gets a little more tiredYou're still betting, cheering her onAnd when the others are all fed and wateredYou're still betting, cheering her onYeah, you're still betting, cheering her onYeah, you're still betting, cheering her onYes, you're still betting, cheering her onBy then I'll bet you'll be goneBy then I'll bet you'll be gone