Drowning In My Sleep

Oh I wished I'd never prayed for rain
Sometimes you wish so hard for something
Until you wished it never came
There goes another miracle explained
When all the mystery has vanished
Only history remains
I'm drowning in my sleep
Every time I try to speak
Words jump overboard and silence drags me down
Another dream admits defeat
And leaves it's wreckage on the reef
Who wants survivors with our language run aground
What did you expect?
Beneath the mustard gas and roses
And the ruins of neglect
Oh it's just the science of the flesh
Another species bound for trouble
Another unpaid debt
I'm drowning in my sleep
Every time I try to speak
Words jump overboard and silence drags me down
Another dream admits defeat
And leaves it's wreckage on the reef
Who wants survivors with our language run aground
My head's above the water
But my arms are getting weak
The tide keeps getting stronger
And now I'm drowning in my sleep