If We Were A Sinking Ship
Confide Lyrics


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The great wall that stands between the lost and the seen and the lies we let sink in.

What is this? We've broken the trust of a fallen man. So quick to pick you up but quicker to put you down. No actions have been thought through by the both of us now. Can we wait to see if they ever understand.

I am the words when you are silent. I am the comfort when you're gone. I am the thought behind your actions. I'm on the end of your last breath.

I can be whoever you want me to. I can be...
I won't compromise this time. You can't take what's mine.

Give in now, I can never forget the things you said. I'll look to where I'm known the most for my escape. They won't stop buying your smile they wont stop they wont stop.

I am the words when you are silent. I am the comfort when you're gone. I am the thought behind your actions. I'm on the end of your last breath.

I can be whoever you want me to. I can be...





Your eyes can wait, what do they want to see? If I walk away from everything would that be it? You caught me living my life as someone else.I am the words when you are silent. I am the comfort when you're gone. I am the thought behind your actions. I'm on the end of your last breath

Overall Meaning

"If We Were A Sinking Ship" by Confide is a song that talks about the trust that has been broken between two people. The first line of the lyrics says, "The great wall that stands between the lost and the seen and the lies we let sink in," which means that there is a barrier between what is true and what is not, and they let the lies sink in instead of trying to fix the things that are not right. The second line of the song says, "What is this? We've broken the trust of a fallen man," meaning that they have betrayed someone and are now feeling guilty. They are quick to pick each other up but not to think through their actions.


The chorus talks about the things that the person singing can be to the other person. "I am the words when you are silent. I am the comfort when you're gone. I am the thought behind your actions. I'm on the end of your last breath." It shows that they can be there for the other person in various ways, but at the same time, they can't compromise this time, and what's theirs will stay theirs.


The second verse talks about walking away from everything and whether that would be it. They feel like they have been living their lives as someone else, and their eyes can wait. This could mean that they are tired of pretending and just want to be themselves, and maybe even their eyes won't recognize what they really want.


Line by Line Meaning

The great wall that stands between the lost and the seen and the lies we let sink in.
We've built up a barrier of falsehoods between what is real and what we want to believe.


What is this? We've broken the trust of a fallen man.
We've betrayed someone who relied on us, and now they've lost faith in us.


So quick to pick you up but quicker to put you down.
We are hypocritical, offering help but also tearing people down without hesitation.


No actions have been thought through by the both of us now.
We are both acting without considering the consequences of our actions.


Can we wait to see if they ever understand.
We hope that eventually the person we betrayed will see things from our perspective and forgive us.


I can be whoever you want me to. I can be...
I am willing to change myself in order to please others.


I won't compromise this time. You can't take what's mine.
I refuse to give in or let others take advantage of me any longer.


Give in now, I can never forget the things you said.
If you apologize and admit fault, I may be willing to move on, but I won't forget what you did.


I'll look to where I'm known the most for my escape.
When I need to escape from life's troubles, I turn to the place or people where I am most comfortable and understood.


They won't stop buying your smile, they won't stop, they won't stop.
Some people will keep accepting the façade of happiness we present, even if it's not genuine.


Your eyes can wait, what do they want to see?
I am not concerned with how others perceive me, but rather focusing on my own needs and desires.


If I walk away from everything would that be it?
I wonder if cutting ties with everything in my life would solve my problems or make things worse.


You caught me living my life as someone else.
Someone has discovered that I am not being authentic and have been pretending to be someone I'm not.


I am the words when you are silent. I am the comfort when you're gone. I am the thought behind your actions. I'm on the end of your last breath.
I am always there, even in the moments of silence or absence. I am the constant force behind your decisions and actions.




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Chub Rubb209

Should of kept the album like this man. Seriously one of the most underrated albums of that chug era

SIU

This brings back so many memories. I spent my entire high school life listening to these type of songs. Will always have a soft spot for this genre.

MR.HERO!

I feel you man 😂

BenjaminBass

I miss this era

Noblesse

Yeah

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2022

Ian Barker

“This song plays in my head…many years later while I enter the gates to my employer….then I ask myself…where’s my guitar.”

Dirty Dan

Such underoath vibe

BellaIsDead

Damn it's been awhile. Some of the best shit ever made

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