Ani Difranco Swim Lyrics

Swim Lyrics

You keep telling me I'm beautiful

But I feel a little less so each time

Your love is so colorful

It flashes like a neon sign



But I finally drove out where

The sky is dark enough to see stars

And I found I missed no one

Just listening to the swishing of distant cars



I hope I never see the ocean again

Pushing and pulling at me

As I go deeper and deeper in

Till I'm so far from my shore



So far from what I came here for

I let you surround me

I let you drown me out with your din

And then I learned how to swim



I was floating above myself

Watching her do just what you wanted

Poor little friendly ghost

Wondering why her whole house feels haunted



I told myself I was strong enough

That I had plenty of blood to give

And each elbow cradled a needle

But listless and faint ain't no way to live



So, I hope I never see the ocean again

Pushing and pulling at me

As I go deeper and deeper in

Till I'm so far from my shore



So far from what I came here for

I let you surround me

I let you drown me out with your din

And then I learned how to swim



You keep telling me I'm beautiful

But I feel a little less so each time

Your love is so colorful

It flashes like a neon sign



But I finally drove out where

The sky is dark enough to see stars

And I found I missed no one

Just listening to the swishing of distant cars