Swimming Upstream

Well I've been living in a dream that I can't wake up from

Swimming upstream, I can't get to the sea

Where the fish swim free

Been staring at a screen that I don't get much from

Staring so long, can't see the wood from the trees

Or the birds from the bees

And half of the time,well it flies right by

Like childhood did, in the blink of an eye

And half of the time, well it goes so slow

I sit outside and watch the grass grow

Well I been running on a treadmill, legs like lead

Will there ever be a needle for this thread I've been weaving

Since I was born

And the papers read and the government said

I should stay in bed, stop the virus spread

I won't be leaving for so long

Some nights I feel okay

I close my eyes, and I drift away

Some nights I just lay and stare at the ceiling

Like it's gonna go somewhere

Swimming upstream

Swimming upstream

Oh and I keep swimming, but I go nowhere

It's all the same when I come up for air

And I just can't get there

Swimming upstream

Swimming upstream

Swimming upstream, stream