Ani DiFranco - Swan Dive Lyrics

iu0027m cradling the softest, warmest part of you in my hands
feels like a little baby bird
fallen from the nest
i think that your body is something i understand
i think that i'm happy
i think that i'm blessed

but i've had a lack of inhibition
i've had a loss of perspective
i've had a little bit to drink
and it's making me think
that i can jump ship and swim
that the ocean will hold me
that there's got to be more
than this boat i'm in

they can call me crazy if i fail
all the chance that I need
is one-in-a-million
and they can call me brilliant
if i succeed
gravity is nothing to me
iu0027m moving at the speed of sound
i'm just gonna get my feet wet
until i drown

i teeter between tired
and really, really tired
i'm wiped and i'm wired
but I guess that's just as well
cuz I've built my own empire
out of car tires and chicken wire
i'm queen of my own compost heap
and i'm getting used to the smell

i've had a lack of information
i've had a little revelation
i'm climbing up on the railing
trying not to look down
i'm going to do my best swan dive
into shark infested waters
i'm going to pull out my tampon
and start splashing around

cuz I don't care if they eat me alive
i've got better things to do than survive
i've got the memory of your warm skin in my hands
and i've got a vision of blue sky and dry land

iu0027m cradling the hardest, heaviest part of me in my hands
the ship is pitching and heaving
our limbs are bobbing and weaving
i think that this is something i understand
i just need a couple vaccinations
for my far-away vacation
i'm gonna go ahead and go boldly
cuz a little bird told me
that jumping is easy
but falling is fun
right up until you hit the sidewalk
shivering and stunned

they can call me crazy if i fail
all the chance that i need
is one-in-a-million
and they can call me brilliant
if i succeed
gravity is nothing to me
iu0027m moving at the speed of sound
i'm just gonna get my feet wet
until i drown