[Verse 1] Dared me just to count the tiles I lost track halfway through The echoes kept on calling back Like they always do Turquoise water, painted lines A ladder on the wall Little waves go running off Where there's no wind at all [Pre-Chorus] Blue on white White on blue Every turn is something new Dip my toes Count to three Another pool is waiting for me [Chorus] Counting tiles, counting tiles Losing track after a while Round the corner, down the stairs There's another swimming pool there Counting tiles, counting tiles Ripples dancing on the walls I forget what number came next I don't really mind at all [Verse 2] Sunlight falls from nowhere And shimmers underneath Tiny ripples climb the columns Then scatter at my feet Depth marks say eleven feet The water reaches two A staircase disappears below And comes back somewhere new Wet footprints cross the shallow end Then vanish at the drain I follow them around the bend And find my own again [Pre-Chorus] Blue on white White on blue Every turn is something new Splash the wall Watch it gleam Everything bends like a dream [Chorus] Counting tiles, counting tiles Losing track after a while Round the corner, down the stairs There's another swimming pool there Counting tiles, counting tiles Ripples dancing on the walls I forget what number came next I don't really mind at all [Instrumental Break - Bright, Playful Violin Solo] [Verse 3] There's a waterslide around the corner Curling somewhere through the wall I take the blue one down three stories To a room that isn't there at all Splash into the yellow water (Wait—what?) With fountains in the floor Climb a ladder to the ceiling Find another pool next door [Bridge] Maybe there's an exit somewhere Maybe I already passed it twice There's a waterslide marked "UPSTAIRS" And the water feels just right So I'll take another hallway See what waits around the bend If it brings me where I started I can count them all again [Playful Violin Interlude] [Final Chorus] Counting tiles, counting tiles Losing track after a while Round the corner, down the stairs There's another swimming pool there Counting tiles, counting tiles Blue forever all around I don't really need the number I just like the way it sounds [Outro] Blue on white White on blue One, two, three— I lost it too [Expressive Violin Outro]
