[Verse 1]

Sit close, let me tell you every truth I know

I could read you poetry and prose

We could contemplate the syllables

If you so wish for it

If so, let your consciousness dissolve like snow

Watch the branches replicate your bones

Place the precious palms among your own

Be the water and the boat, and so I stow

[Pre-Chorus]

Every thought that lies inside of me

Atop the shelves amidst my library

So, when you're older you may visit me

When I’m at peace

[Chorus]

Patiently I'll reach up above

I can see the ocean as I stare at the stars

I will place my knowledge in your hands

It's okay if you don’t understand just yet

[Verse 2]

Speak slow

Let me ask before I take a note

May I read a couple words you wrote?

Every page you touch the letters glow

From the ashes do we grow? and I boast

I can comprehend the words you spoke

You're the writer and the quote and now I hope

[Pre-Chorus]

Every thought that lies inside of me

Someday finds its way from soul to speech

So I may bestow a legacy

Like you to me

[Chorus]

Patiently I'll reach up above

I can read the ocean as I write with the stars

I will place your knowledge in my hands

Flick a page until I understand, I do, oh

[Bridge]

Like trying to speak while remaining in silence

Like facing your fears without feeling frightened

I'll never know if I'm yet to try it

I'll do my best to stay open-minded

[Chorus]

Patiently I'll reach up above

I can see the ocean as I stare at the stars

I will place my knowledge in your hands

Flick a page until I understand, I do, oh

Patiently I'll reach up above

I can read the ocean as I write with the stars

I will place your knowledge in my hands

Flick a page until I understand, I do, oh