drowning in a sea of my own mind

if my mind is an ocean
i am drowning in it
i fight and pretend
like its not happening
so no one can see
the turmoil i'm in

i'm drowning
and i cant find my breath
i'm drowning
and i cant catch the air

i swim everyday
progress is made
only to find progress doesn't exist
i will forever be in this sea
taking breaths of water
to wash down my thoughts

i pray for moments like this
this artistic clarity
i always for get the pain
they inflict on me

drowning in ones head
what a way to go
suffering so that no one can see
thats the way that i know

i really dont think i will ever reach the surface