Leave a Window in Your Mind

[Verse 1]
You keep the beetle in a jar
For one short ride, then let it go
You ask the drain where rivers are
And watch the little paper boats

[Pre-Chorus]
They say, be useful, guard your hands
They price the parts they understand
But you still turn a stone to see
What made a home beneath the sea

[Chorus]
Keep that small question alive
Keep your bright astonishment
They can take the coat you wore
They can't name what you invent
Keep that small question alive
Leave a window in your mind

[Verse 2]
You draw a map on grocery bags
To places no one needs to find
A moth lands softly on your sleeve
You give it all the time it needs

[Pre-Chorus]
The world keeps asking for your proof
And shaving wonder down to use
But there’s a door behind your eyes
That opens when you ask it why

[Chorus]
Keep that small question alive
Keep your bright astonishment
They can take the coat you wore
They can't name what you invent
Keep that small question alive
Leave a window in your mind

[Bridge]
When they say, “That’s all there is,”
Look closer at the cracked blue dish
A tiny world is turning there
With dust for moons and room to spare

[Final Chorus]
Keep that small question alive
Keep your bright astonishment
They can take the coat you wore
They can't name what you invent
Keep that small question alive
Leave a window in your mind

[Outro]
Ask again
Look again
Let the beetle go