Saw a silhouette across a fluorescent
Floating overhead, undoing his helmet
Through the murky beams and blue-green sea life
I saw him spinnin' towards the moonlight
I pull him in, he wasn't breathin'
His eyes were wide and I saw two of me there
There's an ugly buzz that hovers just above the quiet
Found a way to make it silent
I'm comin' up for air [Repeat: x2]

Air [Repeat: x2]

They hold my hand and ask me to pull through
A voice I know says "Dear, he probably can't hear you"
Comin' up for air [Repeat: x3]


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Air [Bonus Track] Lyrics as written by Darren Jessee Ben Folds

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    The "two of me there" is the reflection in the goggles of the rescuer. "dear" is someone female the rescuer is talking to. I pictured the "ugly buzz" as a helicopter. Some of Bens best lyrics here:

    "A voice I know says, 'dear, he probly cant hear you'"

    benfoldsfanon May 12, 2003   Link

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