When i am king you're gonna build me a time machine Because at night i can't let go of those dreams. The what-ifs are still strangling me. And with this ring i married the city On islands with white tiled floors And this is where we only went exploring And this is where we never got lost. If i was still a girl i'd make you get on your knees and work. If i was still a bird i'd make you shoot me down from the sky, Haven't you heard? i'm almost gone. And i'm blinded by our stories like i'm blinded by daylight.
And i number the pages. i make up words where our languages fail me. I let in the water when the rivers come to visit. I let in the storm if the fire's strong enough, listen, I let in the past we painted in a vivid truth. I want us to become legends among fishes and wolves. If i was still a girl i'd make you get on your knees and work. If i was still a bird i'd make you shoot me down from the sky, Haven't you heard? i'm almost gone.