drowning in amsterdam      well it could rain for days   and then where would i be?   tethered to this chair   barely capable of gravity   tethered to the earth   to the tram bell and the rain   tethered to a ghost   that i may never see again      and it could rain for days   and then where would i be?   drowning here in amsterdam   on my way out to the sea      so i'm tethered to this moment   like i am to all those past   to all those sworn forever   that still managed not to last   i'm tethered to this frame i wear   that keeps me just upright   tethered to these dream of you   that keep me up at night      and it could rain for days   and then where would i be?   drowning here in amsterdam   on my way out to the sea      well they're stacking up the chairs outside   before they float away   all of man's handiwork won't keep the sea at bay   they pumped the country dry here   to claim a piece of land   but we've melted down the icebergs   water's comin' back again...      and it could rain forever   and the streets would never dry   i'd struggle on against the flood    unable to cry   cause the sea's closed off   and i cannot drift away   i'm tethered here in amsterdam   with what i didn't say      and it could rain for days   and then where would i be?   drowning here in amsterdam   on my way out to the sea      and it could rain for days   and then where would i be?   floating down the amstel   on my way out to the sea