The Lake Where the Rivers

[Verse 1]
You split at the hill into a hundred blue plans
Each one with a coastline drawn on its hands
I took the left turn, then I took the right
Now I’m holding still in the middle of flight

[Pre-Chorus]
Every sign says, “This way, this way”
I make a little shore and let the water stay

[Chorus]
Too many mouths, but I don’t run
Too many roads, but I’m still one
Kick, skip, turn—let the whole world shout
I’m the lake where the rivers all peter out
Too many mouths, but I don’t run
Too many roads, but I’m still one
Pick a blue, pick a view, pick a way around
I’m the lake where the rivers forget to drown

[Verse 2]
A map in my pocket keeps changing its mind
The compass points north, then it points to the pie
I built little docks for the selves I could be
Now they rent out their boats and they’re charging me

[Pre-Chorus]
Every sign says, “This way, this way”
I make a little shore and let the water stay

[Chorus]
Too many mouths, but I don’t run
Too many roads, but I’m still one
Kick, skip, turn—let the whole world shout
I’m the lake where the rivers all peter out
Too many mouths, but I don’t run
Too many roads, but I’m still one
Pick a blue, pick a view, pick a way around
I’m the lake where the rivers forget to drown

[Bridge]
If I choose one ocean, do the others disappear?
If I stay right here, is the answer crystal clear?
The water keeps on talking; I can’t hear a thing
So I float a paper crown and let the minnows sing

[Final Chorus]
Too many mouths, but I don’t run
Too many roads, but I’m still one
Kick, skip, turn—let the whole world shout
I’m the lake where the rivers all peter out
Too many mouths, but I don’t run
Too many roads, but I’m still one
Pick a blue, pick a view, pick a way around
I’m the lake where the rivers forget to drown

[Outro]
A hundred blue plans, all circling round
A lake with its feet on the slippery ground