Step one, they say to stay Awake But I'm already past that now Step two, bring someone else along with you To pull you up when you can't figure out how Step three, don't be afraid to drop what's heavy Gotta keep your head above the ground And once more, step four, relax and of yourself implore That you stay still and don't make a sound 'Cause I can feel myself sinking Losing my grip, my control And I can't help but keep on thinking That maybe I was destined for this hole And people say that no one dies from quicksand But people have been wrong before So don't you tell me that I'm not in danger That this is something I can just ignore Step five, you gotta try and stay alive Don't forget to breath And then step six, the fix, just keep your cool Try all your tricks Don't let your temper seethe Take your time, step seven keeps the paradigm Too much movement only hurts you in the end And then step eight, just take a break To keep your head on straight But I really can't pretend That I don't feel myself sinking Losing my grip, my control And I can't help but keep on thinking That maybe I was destined for this hole And people say that no one dies from quicksand But people have been wrong before So don't you tell me that I'm not in danger That this is something I can just ignore And what do I do when steps one through eight Don't do what they're supposed to? Am I too far gone? There's less of me up than down Am I supposed to let myself drown? So everyone else can move on? And people say that no one dies from quicksand But people have been wrong before So don't you tell me that I'm not in danger That this is something I can just ignore