it only takes a few hours for things to go sour   we're sinking fast and losing power   I'm trying to disconnect all the wires that got tangled   up in the mess that we have always been   I'm trying hard to keep the room from filling   the water's overspilling, carpet to the ceiling   I'm holding on, but you know I'm not that strong   when things are going wrong, there's one thing left      I'm waiting (waiting)      and I'm waiting, I'm holding on, but my fingernails aren't all that long   they're chewed or gone   and I'm waiting, I'm anticipating when it's safe to say   that nothing weighs enough to hold me down      and I'm waiting (waiting)   no more waiting   the water's getting higher   cause you keep jumping ship      oh, the water's just fine if you would just jump back in