[intro — soft, atmospheric, water sounds fading into a slow pulse] [verse 1] there's a river running low beneath the town where the loudest voices never settle down but the deepest water holds the strongest tide and the strongest hearts are those that learn to hide a dragon sleeps below and wears no crown [pre-chorus] i used to chase the eyes of everyone i knew i used to need the crowd to make it true but now i let the silence be my only friend i'm learning how to lose so i can win [chorus] stay under, stay unseen be the quiet in between let them wonder where i went i was never truly bent [verse 2] there was a farmer with the whole world in his hand he held it for a moment then he let it land back into the soil where the real things grow he turned around and let the power go and walked away a free and quiet man [pre-chorus] i thought that being small was some kind of defeat i thought i had to shine to feel complete but the ones who need no witness hold the key they carry jade in silence, wild and free [chorus] stay under, stay unseen be the quiet in between let them wonder where i went i was never truly bent [breakdown — sparse, almost whispered] no crown no sound no name just deep water holding the flame [solo section — instrumental] [interlude — soft, spoken-sung] under the water nothing to prove nothing to lose under the water free to move [final chorus — fuller, building] stay under, stay unseen be the quiet in between let them wonder where i went i was never truly bent [outro — stripped back to almost nothing] i don't need the light to glow i already know i already know
