Swimming Against the Tide (Original Song) Lyric Video

Lyrics:

He betrayed, I lost my pride
Began to drown, I lost my mind
He was shrewd and I was easy
So I didn't recoil when they shoved pills down my throat
Smiled as they pat me on the back
I hoped maybe I'd choke
But some hope came creeping back

He was cruel, he was kind
He buried deep in my mind
He was Wolf and I was his prey
So I ran away, whilst finding reasons to stay
Playing adult make-believe
Maligned, and swimming blind
Someone else helped me to see

He came toward me and my flaws
Talked to me about other shores
But his words faded quickly
Now I'm slipping on frost, looking for promises lost
Out in a cold that stopped my start
My grace has no face
As I fall loudly apart

Took some risks, I showed my hand
Pulled my head out of the sand
Took some punches, but tried to be good
And maybe it's all earned, but so is everything I've learned
Swimming against a tide, I now understand
I think maybe I'll sink
But it's boring staying on land

[This is my first song. I don't know what I'm doing, but it's an assessment of how I felt and grew over the course of three particular relationships: one manipulative, one abusive, and one lovely but not based in reality. Each one taught me my standards for the next relationship, which ultimately resulted in me being single. It is up for interpretation whether this is a good thing.]

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