I think I'll go sit by the river
Just to get away for a while
Light jumping off of the water
And time in a line is swirling and swimming
Clouds rolling over themselves
Twisting and boiling and growing out of nothing
The hills bitten off at the edge
And the whispers and the tails running 'round
Running, running 'round
I think I'll go sit by the river
Just to get away for a while
And listen to the conversations
Eavesdropping on the whiskeyjacks and the waxwings
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle mask
Sunken to the rocks, plastic face half-buried
The stone bottom bumps out a rhythm
It sings the same song that it's always been singing
I think I'll go sit by the river
Just to get outside of my mind
I'm wishing I could stay here forever
But the river won't stay that long
It's moving on
I'm a shopping cart stuck on an island
Stranded in the middle getting tired and thirsty
Not really moving, just waiting
For this water to rise up again
And pull me along