Mesmerized I watch
my dreams float on the waves
surfacing to call to me
and then drifting away
I've dipped my toes beneath the surface
many times before
but the icy racing waves have always
kept me on the shore
CHORUS
I've got to dive
head first
got to know
that I'm alive
I've got to quench
my thirst
to get a taste
of the divine
I've got to dive
V2
cautiously I wade into
the rocky water's edge
feel the splash of freedom
taste the sweet spray of success
the chop picks up and then I feel
the riptide pull me in
when a gulp of failure chokes me
has me running for dry land
CHORUS
V3
as I crawl back ashore
I'm coughing up my dreams
shivering and half drowned
I'm dripping of defeat
as I collapse onto the rocks
shame washing over me
I glimpse my goal taunting me
dancing in the deep
CHORUS
BRIDGE
so I climb
the highest peak
close my eyes
and hold my breath
and in one proud moment
release my feet
and plunge toward
the infinate depths
CHORUS2
at last I dive
head first
and I know
that I'm alive
at last I quench
my thirst
and get a taste
of the devine
at last I dive
-Portia 2005
