Out of Breath

out in the darkness
there's a man on his knees
quietly whispering: "please"
always thought he'd get away with it all
no-one saw him dropping the ball

out of breath and on to the ground
no more words to be found
the strings were always too tightly bound
and when they break they (make a) sound
so listen closely while i climb
out of time, out of time
out of breath and on to the ground
on to the ground
into the ground

in the distance you can hear someone cry
quietly asking him why
he's in the river trying to get some air
swimming fast but going nowhere