Raising Cain - I Went Swimming to the Middle of the Sea

I went swimming to the middle of the sea
Just to wash away the scars
Lay my armour down beneath the dogwood tree
And I slept beneath the stars

And I flew into the sky
Far away from our lives
Cuz I knew
That if I'd stayed, you'd only let me die

From your cherry lips you wished me to be well
You told me stories of my soul
And when the demons came and dragged me down to hell
You left me strung upon the pole
And I fell into the night
Far away from your life
Cuz I knеw
That if I'd stayed, you'd only let me diе

I found a folding map of all the seven seas
Down amongst your traveling shoes
I found a photograph that brought me to my knees
It used to be of me and you

So I sailed into the white
Far away and out of sight
Cuz I knew
That if I'd stayed, you'd only let me die

So I went swimming to the middle of the sea
With nothing left for me on land
I knew I'd never lay with you beneath the trees
Or sleep upon the sand

So I'll fly into the night
Far away from our lives
Cuz I know
That if I stay, you'd only let me die