[Verse 1]
We threw ourselves
Into translation
And got lost in rhythms of new patterns of speech
With heart-shaped hands you fell asleep
[Verse 2]
Muttering something like:
"You can call me darling when we're older if you like"
Now loose ends are lost like knots long forgotten by the waves
[Pre-Chorus]
And we can tell our newborn will be fathers
Before we were dust, we were castles
And we were safe
[Chorus]
And we can tell the newborn will be fathers
Before we were dust, we were castles
And we were safe
[Hook x2]
So throw your light on another one
You're supposed to float better cause you were a strong swimmer
But you've still got the fingernails of a worried man
[Verse 3]
Slowly sinking heavy hearts
Make anchors for the drifting ones
And a siren, oh a sailor's last love
Now your hands are shaped like arrows
And we speak in rain clouds
While we're so close to drowning
And we sighed, harder than most
[Chorus x2]
And we can tell the newborn will be fathers
Before we were dust, we were castles
And we were safe
[Hook x3]
So throw your light on another one
You're supposed to float better cause you were a strong swimmer
But you've still got the fingernails of a worried man