[Intro — ocean, tape crackle, tremolo guitar] [Old radio] "This is a message from the ocean." "We've decided to try something different." [Male] Oh, here we fucking go. [Female] Look up. [Instrumental — guitar motif, cello] [Verse 1 — intimate male] Morning came in colours never seen before, And the tide was climbing gently up the lighthouse door. Every wave became a ribbon stretching slowly through the air, Till the ocean left the ground and hung like silk above the square. The fish were swimming calmly through the windows of the sky, A thousand silver jellyfish went drifting by. The keeper stood beside me with his lantern in his hand, Said, "I knew the sea was coming back. I never said it'd land." Then the woman from the garden sent a blossom on the breeze, And the petals became butterflies above the waking trees. I heard a distant violin from the concert hall below, Playing a tune I somehow knew. [Pre-Chorus — female, strings] And all the roads that brought us here Are shining underneath the blue. Every lovely moment Has become a part of you. [Chorus — female lead, expansive] Oh, when the ocean learns to fly, And the stars come swimming through the sky, We'll leave our fears upon the shore, We don't have to run anymore. Let the whole world turn, let the heavens bloom, There's forever in this little room. Oh, we were never meant to know just why; We were born to feel the wonder passing by. [Instrumental — guitar, sweeping strings] [Sample, museum announcement] "Please refrain from touching the possibilities." [Another voice] "Too late." [Soft laughter] [Verse 2 — male, warm storytelling] The train arrived without a railway, drifting gently through the clouds, Passengers waving from the windows to the crowd. The carnival was closing, but the turtle waved hello, And he threw a paper sandwich to the world down below. The hotel hung its curtains from the rooftops of the town, While the rooms of all our former selves came softly tumbling down. Not in ruin, just in little bursts of light, Like a thousand folded lanterns being carried through the night. The museum woman put a pencil in my hand, Said, "The story isn't finished. That was never quite the plan." And the ghosts began to gather with their instruments in tune, While a garden full of flowers started climbing toward the moon. [Pre-Chorus — female harmony] And all the roads that brought us here Are shining underneath the blue. There's a home inside the mystery, And there's still a place for you. [Chorus — female, organic drums] Oh, when the ocean learns to fly, And the stars come swimming through the sky, We'll leave our fears upon the shore, We don't have to run anymore. Let the whole world turn, let the heavens bloom, There's forever in this little room. Oh, we were never meant to know just why; We were born to feel the wonder passing by. [Breakdown — cello, submerged piano, waves] [Male, whispered] I'd wandered through a thousand doors To find a place to call my own. Through the shadows and the mirrors, Through the things I'd never known. I kept waiting for an answer That would make the world make sense, While the beauty of the journey Was unfolding in the present. [Female, floating] You are not a finished story. You are not a broken sky. You are every little sunrise That you stayed to see arrive. You can carry all your questions. You can let your worries go. There is room for every feeling In the heart you've come to know. [Instrumental — reversed waves, strings] [Verse 3 — full warm beat returns] Then the ocean started shining like a million tiny suns, And the sky became a river where the stars and water run. Every lighthouse, every garden, every train and carnival Turned into a constellation in the great celestial hall. I saw the faces that had helped me find my way, And I realised all their wisdom was in ordinary things they'd say. A little kindness, a little laughter, letting sorrow have its space, Finding wonder in the madness of this beautifully strange place. I didn't need another universe or somewhere else to go, Didn't need to solve the mystery of the things I'll never know. I felt the morning settle on my skin, And for once I wasn't trying To be anybody but the one within. [Final Chorus — female, orchestra] Oh, when the ocean learns to fly, And the stars come swimming through the sky, We'll leave our fears upon the shore, We don't have to run anymore. Let the whole world turn, let the heavens bloom, There's forever in this little room. Oh, we were never meant to know just why; We were born to feel the wonder passing by. [Final Refrain — female and low male] We are here, we are strange, We are beautiful and bound to change. Every shadow, every sky, Every reason left to try. Let the ocean learn to fly. Let the ocean learn to fly. [Outro — strings, guitar, surf] [Male] So... what happens next? [Female] Whatever we dream, I suppose. [Old radio] "Thank you for being here." [Long instrumental fade]
