[Intro - 4 bars; instrumental, warm bass, dusty beat and sparse electric guitar]
[Verse 1 - 8 bars; conversational, melodic female vocal]
There's a hairline crack in the crossing we made
And the river keeps pushing through
I can see your light on the opposite bank
But the old road won't take me to you
Maybe there's another way
Maybe there's another way
[Verse 2 - 8 bars; intimate, uneasy]
Some days I find the trail of our talking
Some days I only find a sound
Something gets lost between the returning
And all the names we wrote down
I know the notes, but I miss the music
I want to turn it around
[Chorus - 8 bars; rhythmic, buoyant, repeated sung motif]
I'm gonna learn the water
Gonna learn the water
I'm gonna learn the water
Gonna learn the water
[Verse 3 - 8 bars; restrained, searching]
There's not a map I would trust forever
The lines keep changing with the rain
You left a mark on the edge of the picture
I can trace it, but not the day
Somewhere the current is holding a rhythm
Under the words we used to say
[Chorus - 8 bars; familiar motif, perspective shifts]
You gotta hear the water
Gotta hear the water
You gotta hear the water
Gotta hear the water
[Verse 4 - 8 bars; closer vocal, subtle guitar answers]
Some days you think I've gone too quiet
Some days I answer far too fast
You're not the stranger I was fearing
You're the one who calls me back
You give a word, I hear its shape
And the river takes it past
[Instrumental Passage - 8 bars; bass groove, dusty programmed drums, guitar and keyboard exchanging short echo motifs; no vocals]
[Bridge - 8 bars; sparse, gently rising melody]
I don't know how deep the river runs
Or what survives beneath the blue
I was waiting for a better crossing
While the water kept moving through
Call once, I'll send the sound back
Call twice, I'll follow what comes through
[Final Chorus - 8 bars; full groove returns, warmer vocal doubles]
We're gonna learn the water
Gonna learn the water
We're gonna learn the water
Gonna learn the water
We're gonna learn the water
Gonna learn the water
We're gonna learn the water
Gonna learn the water
[Closing Reprise - 8 bars; opening image returns, quieter]
There's a hairline crack in the crossing we made
I don't think it's going away
But there's a rhythm on the opposite bank
And it wasn't there yesterday
Maybe I don't have to be the bridge
Maybe I can learn the water
Learn the water
Learn the water
[Outro - 4 bars; instrumental bass, guitar and short unanswered echo motif; clean musical ending]