[Intro – Spoken Word]
Should’ve had a better plan, man
[Bridge – Clean Guitar, Light Percussion]
Waves still ringing in my ears
Now there’s silence nowhere near
Breathing feels a little wrong
… don’t know where you belong
[Verse 1]
Used to move without a thought
Every current felt so taught
Now the ground won’t let you glide
Every step a shifting tide
Eyes are wide, but nothing’s clear
Everything feels out of gear
What was easy, what was free
Now just feels like gravity
[Pre-Chorus]
Out of place, out of sync
On the edge of what you think
[Chorus]
Are you a fish out of water
(Should’ve done what you aught to)
Flip flopping over the land
(Don’t seem to understand)
Every move just getting harder
(Trying just to make a stand)
Are you a fish out of water
(Learning how to live on land)
[Verse 2 – Groove Builds]
Every breath a borrowed skill
Every moment standing still
Feels like something you can’t fake
Another risk you shouldn’t take
Voices say “you’ll be alright”
But they don’t feel what to fight
Every instinct pulling back
To a place you sure do lack
[Pre-Chorus]
If you don’t belong out here
Why’s the water disappear?
[Chorus]
Are you a fish out of water
(Should’ve done what you aught to)
Flip flopping over the land
(Don’t seem to understand)
Trying hard to go farther
(But I’m sinking where I stand)
Are you a fish out of water
(Learning how to live on land)
[Bridge – Piano + Ambient Pads]
Maybe it’s not where you are
Maybe you pushed too far
Or maybe plans just wash away
When the tides begin to sway
Maybe you can grow new ways
To survive these different days
Not the same as where you’ve been
But a place you’re growing in
[Build – Drums + Guitar Rise]
If you’re stranded here for now
Then best learn the where and how
Every fall a lesson clear
You can breathe a little here
[Final Chorus – Full, Uplifting]
Are you a fish out of water
(Should’ve done what you aught to)
Flip flopping over the land
(Don’t seem to understand)
Maybe change is not a bother
(Just a shift I hadn’t planned)
Are you a fish out of water
(Finding ways to live on land)
[Outro – Soft Guitar, Gentle Fade]
Out of water…
(Still flipping…)
Still flopping…
(Water’s dropping)
Should’ve had a better plan, man
[Silence]
From the album “Exit Strategy“