I had my headphones in, I was half asleep
When the door flew open, soaked my bed sheets
What the hells happening? Everyones yellin'
Man, there's chaos in the street
Rats scurryin across the tracks
Trampling over each other like chickens caged, dead meat
I look out my window, trees shaking
Shell shocked, shackled up death row inmates, no escaping (escaping)

I'm so close to the water man
Gotta get away far, as fast as I can
Grab a quick pack, a couple snacks
Some warm clothes, caveman
No time for a getaway plan
The earth starts shaking
The waves are breaking
It's every man for himself
Grab the shit that you need
Getaway with your health!

I can escape
I will not break
I will give everything it takes
Listen to me sing
Love is all I bring
I ran out the back, like a panic attack
The wind bumpin', 200 beats
Gotta make it up a couple of blocks

Before the water takes my feet and I'm in way too fucking deep
Saw a little young pup, leash caught, soaking wet
Whimpering and getting weak
Do I stop now, try and get the little girl free?
Fuck it, she's not dying cause' of me (cause' of me)
The tide took us both, I held her real close
Dodging capsized boats, how blessed are we?
Street signs, windows, blinds, dead look in peoples eyes

A real catastrophe (catastrophe)
The earth starts shaking
The waves are breaking
It's every man for himself
Grab the shit that you need
Getaway with your health!

I can escape
I will not break
I will give everything it takes
Listen to me sing
Love is all I bring

Me and Alfie made it out of dodge, a hope and a prayer
It was the first time I felt it, like gods right there
There's a lot more to life, than a pair of Nike airs
No explanation as to why, life's so unfair
Many others that day, didn't catch that same fate
The odds for the average cat, don't really seem straight
But I will not cower, I will not cave
I was changed by the power of the waves

The earth starts shaking
The waves are breaking
It's every man for himself
Grab the shit that you need
Getaway with your health!

I can escape
I will not break
I will give everything it takes
Listen to me sing
Love is all I bring