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Key: D
Intro:
| D | G/B A | 2x
Verse 1:
D
Lock me in my room for days
G/B A
Drown me in your purple haze
D
Tried to hard to change my ways
G/B A
Tell my mom it's not a phase
D
Catch me from this second floor
G/B A
Use the window, not the door
D
Hold me close like you did before
G/B A
No use hiding anymore
Chorus:
D
I've been swimming so long
Bm F#m
I forgot how to breathe
D
I've been waiting so long
Bm F#m
I forgot how to leave
D
Don't you let me down, let me down
Bm F#m
Don't you let me down
D
Drink my troubles away
Bm F#m
So I forget how to grieve
Instrumental:
| D | G/B A | 2x
Verse 2:
D
Cultivate for cabarets
G/B A
Count your money, count your days
D
Fold my paper life away
G/B A
Tell me how it's not okay
D
Read me all your stupid laws
G/B A
Count your blessings, count your flaws
D
Crunch me down between your jaws
G/B A
Pick my bones out with your claws
Chorus:
D
I've been swimming so long
Bm F#m
I forgot how to breathe
D
I've been waiting so long
Bm F#m
I forgot how to leave
D
Don't you let me down, let me down
Bm F#m
Don't you let me down
D
Drink my troubles away
Bm F#m
So I forget how to grieve
Outro:
D
Don't tell me nothing's wrong
Bm F#m
I forget how to breathe
D
Don't tell me nothing's wrong
Bm F#m
I forget how to breathe
D
Don't tell me nothing's wrong
Bm F#m
I forget how to breathe
D
Don't tell me nothing's wrong
Bm F#m
I forgot how to breathe
Song History
Published: September 17, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025