i've already commenced the swim
my legs are uneasy and i begin to fall
i always fall, always flail
i let down the sails
i see the setting sun
this time like all the others
you stoop to pick me up
this time like all the others
i'm cleansed from salt and sea
i let down the sails
i see the setting sun
i step up to the beach
the fire's already made
with glimpses of hope
and sand underfoot
i let down the sails
i see the setting sun
the worst is over
and it begins