[Verse 1] At the ragged edge where the sandbar shuts, little lagoons wink out leavin’ only muck. A goby in a puddle with a steady little plan, slipin’ through the brine Like quicksilver over sand. Now you see ’em now you don’t, one creek gone dry and the next one won’t. [Pre-Chorus] Storm comes knocking, tide comes wide, and the whole shore folds like a bad-luck ride. But he keeps his ledger in the mud and foam, one eye on the doorway, one fin on home. [Chorus] One lagoon at a time (one lagoon at a time) Hold the line, little fish (hold the line) One lagoon at a time (one lagoon at a time) Blink and he’s gone then he’s right on time [Verse 2] He shuffles from lagoon to lagoon to lagoon, under a lumpy sky and a moth-eaten moon. Sandbar swings shut with a smug little grin, then the water writes him back and lets him in. A Diaspora lookin’ to settle, that’s the name of this game, everybody half-arrived To a home you cannot tame. [Pre-Chorus] Shore breaks open, shore shuts tight, same old trouble in a different light. He rides that rumor of a secret clue, leaving just enough behind to be missed by you. [Chorus] One lagoon at a time (one lagoon at a time) Hold the line, little fish (hold the line) One lagoon at a time (one lagoon at a time) Blink and he’s gone then he’s right on time [Bridge] Ask the storm, ask the sand, who can live on a shifting hand? He says, “I’m here. Then there. Then here again.” with a grin as you stare. [Final Chorus] One lagoon at a time (one lagoon at a time) Hold the line, little fish (hold the line) One lagoon at a time (one lagoon at a time) At the ragged edge we all survive
