Water
Jack Garratt Lyrics

Water, water wash
The singer is calling out to water and requesting its cleansing power.

Water wash over me, cool me down
The singer wants the water to wash over them and cool them down, providing relief / comfort.

Cool me down
The singer is emphasizing their desire to be cooled down.

Water, water leave
The artist is asking the water to leave.

Water leave through the valleys you wore down
The artist is referring to how water erodes natural features like valleys over time, and wants the water to take that path away from them.

Wear me down
The singer is describing how the water has worn them down emotionally / mentally, and they want it to stop.

Drown me in the water
The singer is requesting to be completely submerged in water.

Drown me in the sea
The artist is requesting to be taken to the sea to be submerged in water.

Lose me in the dark
The artist wants to be lost or hidden in the darkness / depths of the water.

Drag me to the deep
The artist wants to be taken / dragged to the deepest parts of the water.

Let your water wash over me
The singer is restating their desire to be cleansed by the water.

Water, water rise
The artist is addressing the water again as it rises.

Water rise up and roll through the islands
The singer is describing the water's movement as it rises and flows through the islands.

Roll down the streets
The singer is imagining the water flooding the streets.

It's short-lived, boys, short-lived, boys
The water's rising / flooding is temporary and will inevitably recede once the rain stops. The 'boys' part could be either a reference to someone else or maybe just a random exclamation to emphasize this point.

Find a woman and dance through the moonshine
The artist is suggesting that in the event of water rising, one might as well make the most of it by finding a companion and dancing in the rain.

Leave me the rain
The artist explicitly wants to be left out of the rain and its associated rising/flooding.

Wash
The singer repeats the word 'wash' as a kind of refrain, emphasizing their desire to be cleansed.

Drown me in your water
The singer repeats their request to be drowned in water, using a possessive 'your' to call out to this specific water as if it is separate from other water in the world.

Drown me in the water
The artist emphasizes their prior request, still requesting to be drowned in water.

Drown me in the sea
The artist emphasizes their prior request, clarifying that they want to be drowned in the sea specifically.

Drown me in the water
The artist again emphasizes their prior request, repeating that they want to be drowned in water.

Drown me in the sea
The singer again emphasizes their prior request, again clarifying that they want to be drowned in the sea specifically.

Drown me in the water
The artist again emphasizes their prior request one final time, repeating that they want to be drowned in water.

Drown me in the sea
The singer again emphasizes their prior request one final time, clarifying that they want to be drowned in the sea specifically.