How Long Till We Break

I've been treading water just to stay afloat Every wave we weather fills our little boat All the words we swallowed sinking in the deep Every broken promise drowning while we sleep And I'm trying not to notice How the water starts to rise But the quiet keeps on growing Pulling from inside How long 'til we break Before we start to drown 'Til the anchor that we hold Just pulls us down I've been tracing ripples where the light once played Reaching for the surface through the cold you made Every step we're taking feels like sinking sand Fighting for a breath that's slipping from our hands And I'm learning how it feels now To be standing at the edge While the silence pulls me under Like a breaking wave How long 'til we break Before we start to drown 'Til the anchor we hold just pulls us down Maybe we were sinking from the very start Holding onto driftwood with our breaking hearts If we're meant to go under or to find our way Tell me why it's hard to swim away How long 'til we break Before we make the shore 'Til the anger that we hold just burns no more