[Intro - 4 bars; instrumental, warm bass, dusty beat and sparse electric guitar] [Verse 1 - 8 bars; conversational, melodic female vocal] There's a hairline crack in the crossing we made And the river keeps pushing through I can see your light on the opposite bank But the old road won't take me to you Maybe there's another way Maybe there's another way [Verse 2 - 8 bars; intimate, uneasy] Some days I find the trail of our talking Some days I only find a sound Something gets lost between the returning And all the names we wrote down I know the notes, but I miss the music I want to turn it around [Chorus - 8 bars; rhythmic, buoyant, repeated sung motif] I'm gonna learn the water Gonna learn the water I'm gonna learn the water Gonna learn the water [Verse 3 - 8 bars; restrained, searching] There's not a map I would trust forever The lines keep changing with the rain You left a mark on the edge of the picture I can trace it, but not the day Somewhere the current is holding a rhythm Under the words we used to say [Chorus - 8 bars; familiar motif, perspective shifts] You gotta hear the water Gotta hear the water You gotta hear the water Gotta hear the water [Verse 4 - 8 bars; closer vocal, subtle guitar answers] Some days you think I've gone too quiet Some days I answer far too fast You're not the stranger I was fearing You're the one who calls me back You give a word, I hear its shape And the river takes it past [Instrumental Passage - 8 bars; bass groove, dusty programmed drums, guitar and keyboard exchanging short echo motifs; no vocals] [Bridge - 8 bars; sparse, gently rising melody] I don't know how deep the river runs Or what survives beneath the blue I was waiting for a better crossing While the water kept moving through Call once, I'll send the sound back Call twice, I'll follow what comes through [Final Chorus - 8 bars; full groove returns, warmer vocal doubles] We're gonna learn the water Gonna learn the water We're gonna learn the water Gonna learn the water We're gonna learn the water Gonna learn the water We're gonna learn the water Gonna learn the water [Closing Reprise - 8 bars; opening image returns, quieter] There's a hairline crack in the crossing we made I don't think it's going away But there's a rhythm on the opposite bank And it wasn't there yesterday Maybe I don't have to be the bridge Maybe I can learn the water Learn the water Learn the water [Outro - 4 bars; instrumental bass, guitar and short unanswered echo motif; clean musical ending]
