Em
The ocean is wide
The desert is deep
The pull of the tide
The sand that creeps
Swim from the shore
Sink in the dunes
Tread water no more
Bury the ruins

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Am
Imbibe salty air
Inhale dusty mist
              Em
while the weather’s fair
raise a blistered fist

Am
Blood in the water
Water in the distance,
               Em
makes the sharks much hotter
mirages: every instance

Em
Exhaustion takes hold
The sun’s massive weight
No time to be bold
Fusing your fate

Am
One final Breath
Vultures overhead
No fear of death
for the lovers of the dead  

Em
As it swallows you up
you drop to your knees
You can finally give up
and issue no pleas 

Am
Lungs fill with ocean
The heart beats no more
Em
Ceasing all motion
as you fall on the shore