[Intro: Glass harmonica] They call me an expert. I hope they don't ask about yesterday. [Verse 1] I spent years understanding All the things I love to teach Now a dozen new inventions Put the answers out of reach Everybody wants an explanation Spoken with authority But sometimes I am learning Just ahead of those who listen [Pre-Chorus: Fragile harmonies] I can say I understand Or admit I'm learning too [Chorus: Soaring syncopated melody] I'm a perishable expert With an expiration date Every certainty I publish Has a chance to mutate But the value isn't knowing Every answer in advance It's the willingness to question And the courage to adapt [Verse 2] There's a pride in being trusted There's a pressure in the praise When the thing that made you valuable Might be different in a day [Bridge: Time signatures shift] (What changed?) (Let me see) (What's next?) (Ask with me) [Final Chorus: Expanding harmonies] I'm a perishable expert And I'm finally learning why Being wrong about tomorrow Doesn't cancel what I've tried I can teach the art of learning Not the certainty of facts [Outro: Quiet twelve-string guitar] I don't know. Let's find out.
