TSUNAMI
Paula Cendejas
TSUNAMI
This time nothing's different from anything
This time I stay calm
And I let it hurt the same
It's just like yesterday, now I look it in the face
And it’s pointless to look away, m-mm
A disaster lifts me, makes me feel at home
It’s seen me before, remembers me
I can read it now, it’s almost here
I’m not fighting anymore, it’s coming for me
And again
The water catches my last breath
And from the silence, the echo takes over
If everything I am stays submerged
No matter how much I swim, I can't touch the ground
It's so easy to throw it all away, to be a coward
Let it sweep me away, let it kill me
What I wanted before, I don’t want anymore
That’s why it feels like a tsunami
That kills me, that kills me, that kills me
I’m gonna scream until I’m out of breath
I didn’t feel before, and now I feel that
It’s not like before, I’m less of me
And what’s left wants to come out
Now I fight, I’m coming for you
And if I get lost
The water catches my last breath
And from the silence, the echo takes over
If everything I am stays submerged
No matter how much I swim, I can't touch the ground
Once again, I’ll start from scratch
If it’s all dark wherever I look
If this takes everything that’s been
No matter how much I come back, I’m not afraid anymore