Build A Boat

verse 1 Let's build a boat So we can sleep right where we sail You see a fish, I see a whale Underneath this painted indigo Oh, where should we go next? Let's build a boat So we can say we saw the ocean From our bedroom's cotton curtains While I was looking out the window Oh, I know that you wanna build it too Don't pretend that you're not looking For something more than growing up Right now I should be writing flashcards But I'm stuck on pastel skies and apple eyes that say too much So won't you come and ride the waves, boy We can go anywhere we please And then instead of revising We could sail to the horizon - And float out inside the sea verse 2 Let's build a castle So we can rule it as we choose And I'll spend days just simply talking to you And I won't worry if I don't know how to factorise I'll blow the time off dandelions Let's build a tree house So we can hide up there forever We'll make a nest right out of feathers And I will never have to choose Oh, you know that you wanna build it too Don't pretend that you're not clueless At what the hell you're gonna do Right now I should be drawing mind maps But I'm stuck on fairy letters That make me think of you So won't you come and climb to me, boy Coz we don't have to live like them Instead of memorizing verbs We could sail right round the world And make it back again (x2) Bridge Let's build a boat that's made for two Oh, I know you want it just as much as me You're just afraid to give it all, in case you lose But I'm not scared of falling Oh no, I'm scared of being boring What if we never even try? What if we never find out why? What if we grow up without really growing down? verse 3 So please, please my darling Just don't settle for what they want you to be Coz you are extra ordinary already And I know there's so much more inside your reach And I can't prove it's worth it Coz it's not safe and I don't know where we'll end up But hell, it's better than just waiting and taking The path they build for us Outro Coz I don't think I could bear it If when we're old and faded peach We can't tell each other stories of when we tried and flied And made the jumps nobody thought we'd reach Coz life is made for living So baby, oh, who knows what we'll be Oh, but youth is meant for taking and for breaking And for building up the beautiful we'll be