[Verse 1] You keep the beetle in a jar For one short ride, then let it go You ask the drain where rivers are And watch the little paper boats [Pre-Chorus] They say, be useful, guard your hands They price the parts they understand But you still turn a stone to see What made a home beneath the sea [Chorus] Keep that small question alive Keep your bright astonishment They can take the coat you wore They can't name what you invent Keep that small question alive Leave a window in your mind [Verse 2] You draw a map on grocery bags To places no one needs to find A moth lands softly on your sleeve You give it all the time it needs [Pre-Chorus] The world keeps asking for your proof And shaving wonder down to use But there’s a door behind your eyes That opens when you ask it why [Chorus] Keep that small question alive Keep your bright astonishment They can take the coat you wore They can't name what you invent Keep that small question alive Leave a window in your mind [Bridge] When they say, “That’s all there is,” Look closer at the cracked blue dish A tiny world is turning there With dust for moons and room to spare [Final Chorus] Keep that small question alive Keep your bright astonishment They can take the coat you wore They can't name what you invent Keep that small question alive Leave a window in your mind [Outro] Ask again Look again Let the beetle go
