The good Lord came to me and said Boy, you gotta go where you don’t want to go The good Lord came to me and said Boy, you gotta do what you don’t want to do He said, I’m sending you You gotta go where you don’t want to go I tried to run I tried to hide I did go where no one could find me Then he sent a great big fish to swallow me whole I’m in the belly of the whale, it’s so deep, deep, deep The bottom of the sea is so deep, deep, deep The pressure is crushing me, it’s so deep, deep, deep The ocean is closing in now deep, deep, deep Squeezing my skin, it’s so deep, deep, deep It’s the heartbeat of a whale going beat, beat, beat It’s taking over now beat, beat, beat All I can hear going beat, beat, beat Everything is going black now beat, beat, beat All I want to do is sleep so deep, deep, deep Beat, beat, beat Deep, deep, deep But I got out I wanna tell the world that I survived I got out I wanna tell the world that I’m alive Pull up my socks and I wipe my eyes There is hope on the other side Pull up my socks and I wipe my eyes There is hope on the other side The muses spoke to me and said Boy, you gotta sing a song you don’t want to sing The spirit’s moving me and says Boy, you gotta stand where you don’t want to stand He says, I’m sending you You gotta sing a song you don’t want to sing I tried to run I walked away I shut my mouth, I got nothing to say Then he sent a great big song to swallow me whole I’m in the belly of a song it’s so loud, loud, loud Hit bottom again it’s so loud, loud, loud Force a goofy grin it’s so loud, loud, loud Starting to panic now it’s so loud, loud, loud Gotta get out, don’t know how, loud, loud, loud The heartbeat of a whale going beat, beat, beat It’s taking over now beat, beat, beat All I can feel going beat, beat, beat Everything is going black now beat, beat, beat All I want to do is sleep so deep, deep, deep Beat, beat, beat Deep, deep, deep But I got out I wanna tell the world that I survived I got out I wanna tell the world that I’m alive Stomp your feet Now, hold someone’s hand There is hope on the other side Stomp your feet and grab someone’s hand There is hope on the other side (Rant) I got out I wanna tell the world that I survived I got out I wanna tell the world that I’m alive Clap your hands and shout it together There is hope on the other side Clap your hands, now scream it together There is hope on the other side There is hope on the other side There is hope on the other side
