I'm tired of smiling above the waves,
Desperately kicking beneath,
Cos I am dynamite disguised as a candle,
And I burn out so easily

Eventually, eventually (yeah),

I line my pockets with pebbles,
Backstroke into the sea,
But eventually, eventually, it all catches up with -

[Chorus]
Me,
I bury my head in the sand and wonder why I can't breathe,
Bleeding, pull the stitches from scars to ensure that I get no relief,

It's all okays and fake smiles,
Under a thousand yard stare,
If I swallow it down, then I can pretend that it's not there,

But eventually, eventually,

So hang heaven like a carrot above my head,
Though I have never believed,
So I can grasp at forever with both hands,
Knowing I'll never achieve,
But eventually, eventually,
It all catches up with -

[Chorus]
Me,
I bury my head in the sand and wonder why I can't breathe,
Bleeding, pull the stitches from scars to ensure that I get no relief (no relief)