Put me like a lily on the water Floating on my back to face the sun Opening my mouth a little wider Gobbling up photons one by one Then when I have swallowed many colors Who could tell the light apart from me? If I were like a lily on the water On the water On the water I would like to be Put me in a kayak on the water Hunting like a hungry eskimo Steady with a spear, waiting for plunder Lurking in the murky depths below Maybe I will catch something for dinner Maybe something will be catching me If I were in a kayak on the water On the water On the water I would like to be Put me on my belly on the water And it will kiss me like a water bug Half of me above, half of me under Where the air and water are in love And the two would fly away together If they were released from gravity If I were on my belly on the water On the water On the water I would like to be