[Verse 1]

I had big idea

I had a crazy eye

I broke the sacred seal

I told a lazy lie

I've had my conscience bent

I've had my patience tried

I've been up in the desert

And down by the riverside

[Verse 2]

Will the eagle fly

If the sky's untrue?

Do the faithful sigh

Because they are so few?

Remember when I cried?

Remember when you knew?

Remember that look in your eyes?

I know I do

[Chorus 1]

And count the stars to measure time

The earth is hard, the treasure fine

To the sea I'll crawl on my knees

[Verse 3]

Feel it coming in

Feel it going out

Water covers sand

Blood covers doubt

So I begin again

Again, the healing bow

There was a time that I might have surrendered

But not now

[Chorus 2]

Consult the cards to measure mine

The earth is hard, the treasure fine

To the sea, I'll crawl on my knees

And count the stars to measure time

The earth is hard, but the treasure fine

At the sea, I'll wait on my knees

At the sea, I'll wait on my knees

At the sea, I'll wait on my knees