Octopus

One, two, three, go

I think I told you about octopuses skin?
They change their colour with chromatophores
To fit the place they're in
They can look you right in the eye
Lose a leg and grow it back and play pretend
We have a lot to learn
And when I'm walking through the day
I've learnt the right things to say
And at the supermarket today
I forgot the right things to say

Stand on my shoulders
I need a little help with things I didn't notice
And sometimes you might see some things I don't
Where are we going?
All waiting for directions whеn our eyes are closеd
And sometimes I might see some things you don't

Cheap candles on the walls and birthday cards
Should I buy her flowers? Is that too much?
I don't know about them, she likes them a lot
Is that what love is?
Two minds with different constellations
Fitting in to light up the sky
The supermarket's really, really loud today
Headphones on, I play that song as I walk away

Could you stand on my shoulders
I need a little help with things I didn't notice
And sometimes you might see some things I don't
Where are we going?
All waiting for directions when our eyes are closed
And sometimes I might see some things you don't

When you pass an octopus a little shell
Across the line of life they take it from your hand
Put it in their home, and can you tell from how I speak?
It made me sad to think that at the supermarket
Someone might not cross the line to understand me
I think I'm like an octopus sometimes
Trying so hard to blend in
I forgot that I have something I could give

Stand on my shoulders
I need a little help with things I didn't notice
And sometimes you might see some things I don't
Where are we going?
All waiting for directions when our eyes are closed
And sometimes I might see some things you don't

I can sing this song
Einstein saw that clock and he saw more
I can't do that, but if you're sad you can sing along
Where are we going?
All waiting for direction when our eyes are closed
And we all have so much more that we could know
That we could know
We all have so much more that we could know