[Verse 1]
On and on, the clock was wrong
"You've been numb so long"
His words, they lapped an endless rote
"It's gonna rain, build a boat"
On masterstrokes of ebb and flow
Down the drain the current flows
All along the alpenglow
It seems my pain was self-imposed

[Refrain]
I'm just waiting for the storm to die out, out
I'm just waiting for the storm to die
I'm just waiting for the storm to die

[Verse 2]
On and on, in memory
You'll have my company
Mountainbuilding, anodynes
Both in handfuls at a time
I asked the trees why they grow
They said "It's all we know"
I apologize to all I see
For everything I used to be
On and on, the clock was slow
Down the drain, we surely know
How to drink the oceans up
"Better start with a cup"
[Refrain]
I'm just waiting for the storm to die out