Lyrics
[Verse 1] You found a blue whale bone on the salt-flat shore A pale old map from a vanished world You held it up where the hawks wheel north And laughed like a bell when the wind unfurled [Pre-Chorus] Everywhere we go, the earth keeps score In ridges and rings beneath our feet You said, “there’s more than we can name” And the nameless felt complete [Chorus] So carry that wonder, carry it high Past the red cliffs and the satellite sky If the whole wide planet is turning alone We’ll learn its language stone by stone Carry that wonder, don’t let it fade Some truths are brighter when they’re unmade [Verse 2] We watched tiny crabs cross a field of salt Leaving silver commas in a line The tide pulled back like a breathing animal Then returned with a message in its shine [Pre-Chorus] You traced one circle with your hand I traced another next to yours No answer came, but something moved Underneath the ancient floor [Chorus] So carry that wonder, carry it high Past the red cliffs and the satellite sky If the whole wide planet is turning alone We’ll learn its language stone by stone Carry that wonder, don’t let it fade Some truths are brighter when they’re unmade [Bridge] When the compass trembles in your hand Choose the pull you cannot prove There are maps that show the distance And there are paths that teach you how to move [Final chorus] Carry that wonder, carry it high Past the red cliffs and the satellite sky If the whole wide planet is turning alone We’ll learn its language stone by stone Carry that wonder, let the wide world start With a fossil-blue sky and a fearless heart [Outro] Stone by stone We become the road Stone by stone We become the road
