I can't undo this thing, can't sweep it under the rug
Can't escape from this hole that I have dug
I've heard that things like these are sent to test your resolve
By giving you a problem you can't solve

These aren't the merry days I hoped they would be
I'm a lifeboat and I'm caught in stormy seas

And so you tell me “slow down,
Keep on smiling like you've never seen the dark
Don't you let 'em in – they will never win if you hold true
And don't you lose the spark that burns behind your eyes
Hope will light the darkest times”

You tell me “stay the course, don't you surrender to the tide
When there's nowhere to turn, nowhere to hide
When this ordeal is done, when you wash upon the shore
The ghost of it won't hurt you anymore”

These aren't the merry days I hoped they would be
I'm a lifeboat and I'm caught in stormy seas

And so you tell me “slow down,
Keep on smiling like you've never seen the dark
Don't you let 'em in – they will never win if you hold true
And don't you lose the spark that burns behind your eyes
Hope will light the darkest times

Just slow down,
Keep on smiling like you've never seen the dark
Don't you let 'em in – they will never win if you hold true
And don't you lose the spark that burns behind your eyes
Hope will light the darkest times”