"Merman" lyrics

There are whispers in the deep end
Who will need help in the...?

I don't mean to be a downer, man
Won't be long until I drown again
I'm like a fish out of water, flounderin'
And I've only stepped foot in the shallow end
I've barely found a way to get around the bends
How can I catch a breath, I'm running out of them
Count on one hand, every dive I survived
Reprint, repeat, cycle of life
But of all the guys, you could've authorized
Who were more qualified to colonize
Why the one who most often dies?
If I'm a fabrication, I don't want your lies
Working for the machine, what am I but a cog
Don't know what to believe as I read every log
I won't take any advice from an AI
I'll be crafting the world my way, bye
Nothing is impossible if you got the mindset
Even if your diet is hard to digest
Grab a recipe book
And let me proverbially cook
Took a while to move out of the lifepod
Now my survival is a nine to five job
In the trenches, if there's treasure
I'll become well-adapted to the pressure

You're the merman
Since you first landed, you were at home
In this ocean
This is your planet, a paradise all of your own
Every fork in the road is a trident
So call on Poseidon for guidance
The weight of the world is in your hands
Become more than a myth, you're the merman

Merman
Merman

This habitat's a utopia
Once you get past the thalassophobia
Though she's a beauty, this sea is toxic
I can fix her, we're working on it
But if I get bit, I will not forget
Which fish I don't wanna pet
If you have a lot of teeth, we've probably met
Yes, I got a name, but you can call me dead
Rise and shine in the biobed
This time, wonder what kinda life I'll get
Become one with the deep like I'm not above it
What's that tree? I kinda wanna touch it
Push the limit, swimming into the horizon
If you think you can avoid a Void leviathan
Ah! Nevermind, zip back home
That zone's for a vertebrate with a backbone
More resources necessary
But the better they get, wherever it's scary
So when I feel like upgrading
Ride this tide and try mutatin'
Now I'm a man of mythical properties
Hear the sirens sing of my Odyssey

You're the merman
Since you first landed, you were at home
In this ocean
This is your planet, a paradise all of your own
Every fork in the road is a trident
So call on Poseidon for guidance
The weight of the world is in your hands
Become more than a myth

Echoes of the fallen
Forgotten voices callin'
All I want is the truth
Answers ain't comin' out of the blue
Each reprint I find
Myself in a body, is it mine?
Can you identify a corrupt system
Let alone correct it when you're caught within one?
Check every black box recording
For redacted memories from before
Call me the mariner, never rest ashore
Till every plague on this planet has been cured
Won't settle for a corporate takeover
Give management a bit of a makeover
Mother nature's plotting her course
Karma comes with a Darwin award
A robot's no boss to which I'll report
I'm a sunken cost they could not afford
Now as I descend
I feel like I've begun to soar
I was in over my head
Thought all I could do was drown
Now power goes to my head
Because on my head is a crown

You're the merman
Since you first landed, you were at home
In this ocean
This is your planet, a paradise all of your own
Every fork in the road is a trident
So call on Poseidon for guidance
The weight of the world is in your hands
Become more than a myth, you're the merman