Ani Difranco Swandive lyrics

Cradling the softest, warmest part of your hand
Feels like a 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

I've got 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
There's got to be more
Than this boat I'm in

'Cause 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
Moving at the speed of sound
I'm just going to get my feet wet
Until I drown

Teeter between tired and really, really tired
I'm wiped, I'm wired but I guess it's just as well
'Cause I 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

And I've got a lack of information
But I got a little revelation
And I'm climbing up on the railing
Trying not to look down

And I'm going to do my best swan dive
In the shark infested waters
I'm gonna pull out my tampon
And start splashing around


'Cause I don't care if they eat me alive
I've got better thing to do than survive
I've got a memory of your warm skin in my hand
And I've got a vision of blue sky and dry land

I'm cradling the hardest
Heaviest part of me in my hand
The ship is pitching and heaving
My limbs are bobbing and weaving

I think that this is something I understand
I just need a couple vaccination
For my far away vacation
I'm gonna go ahead and go boldly

Because a little bird told me
That jumping is easy, that falling is fun
Right up till 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
Moving at the speed of sound
I'm just gonna get my feet wet
Until I drown

I'm just gonna get my feet wet
Until I drown
Just gonna get my feet wet
Until I drown