[Verse 1] We sleep in spiral towers of coral and steel Grandma’s old blue kettle on a shelf of shell Fish drift through the window like they own the place Your hair floating weightless around your face [Chorus] This is our kingdom under the waves Where the world lays All the old cities turned into caves Where the world lays We learned to breathe where the sunlight fades Where the world lays Hold to my hand when the water shakes We’re still awake We’re still awake [Verse 2] Highways are just highways for the silver shoals Billboards blooming gardens in the shopping malls I trace ancient letters on a sunken door “Welcome home” in a language no one reads anymore [Chorus] This is our kingdom under the waves Where the world lays All the old cities turned into caves Where the world lays We learned to breathe where the sunlight fades Where the world lays Hold to my hand when the water shakes We’re still awake We’re still awake [Bridge] Did the sky remember our names? Did the clouds watch the rising rain? We built new stars from the lanterns we made Hung them deep where the old world lay (oh) [Chorus] This is our kingdom under the waves Where the world lays All the old cities turned into caves Where the world lays We learned to love where the sunlight fades Where the world lays Hold to my hand when the water shakes We’re still awake We’re still awake
