Alex the Astronaut - Octopus lyrics

Have I told you about octopuses skin?
They change their colour
With chromatophores to
Fit the place they're in
They can look you right in the eye
Lose a leg and grow it back and play pretend
We have a lot to learn and
When I'm walking through the day
I've learnt the right thing to say
But at the supermarket today
I forgot the right things to say

Stand on my shoulders
I need a little help with
Things I didn't notice
And sometimes you might see
Some things I don't
Where are we going?
All waiting for directions whеn
Our eyes are closеd
And sometimes I might see
Some things you don't

Cheap candles on the walls and birthday cards
Should I buy her flowers?
Is that too much?
I don’t know about them, she likes them a lot
Is that what love is?
Two minds with different constellations
Fitting in to light up the sky
The supermarkets really really loud today
Headphones on I play that song as I walk away

Stand on my shoulders
I need a little help with
Things I didn’t notice
And sometimes you might see
Some things I don’t
Where are we going?
All waiting for directions when
Our eyes are closed
And sometimes I might see
Some things you don’t

When you pass an octopus a little shell
Across the line of life they
Take it from your hand
Put it in their home
And can you tell from how I speak?
It made me sad to think
That at the supermarket
Someone might not cross the
Line to understand me
I think I'm like an octopus sometimes
Trying so hard to blend in
I forgot that I have something I could give

Stand on my shoulders
I need a little help with
Things I didn't notice
And sometimes you might know
Some things I don't
Where are we going?
All waiting for directions
When our eyes are closed
And sometimes I might know
Some things you don't

I can sing this song
Einstein saw that clock and he saw more
I can't do that but if you're
Sad you can sing along
Where are we going?
All waiting for direction when
Our eyes are closed
And we all have so much
More that we could know
That we could know
We all have so much that we could know