Under the Water " is a pop song written in 1990 by Owen Bolwell and Stanley Paulzen , produced by Siew for Merril Bainbridge 's first album '' The Garden '' ( 1995 ) . It was released as the album 's second single in July 1995 in Australia and February 1997 in the United States . The song is about a lover who drowned . At the APRA Music Awards of 1996 it won a trophy for Most Performed Australian Work
APRA Music Awards of 1996
APRA Music Awards of 1996
Under the Water