A cannon was fired by the light of the moon and

Waiting the boat should be here very soon and

I mind less and less all the silly pictures that hang 'round my room, for now

I write you a letter, I hope you feel better

I hope you forgive the transgressions

I've given you love and I've given you anger as well

And I mean them both

I always knew it was coming this way

It was coming this way

I always knew a big boat would come,

Take me away, take me away

I stood in my bed

Then I slipped in my dress

Then I ran through the halls like a ghost

And in case someone heard me

I grabbed up a dagger that I'd never used, unless

Bare feet on the cobblestone street,

Then a beach

Then a splash

Then my ankles, my knees,

Then my thighs and my eyes open wide

I threw myself right into the sea

Then I could see it was coming my way

It was coming my way

I always knew a big boat would come and take me away

Take me away, take me away

I've woken up once

And I've woken up twice

And I've woken up millions and millions of times

Somebody's got to tell all the people to be like the water

Somebody's got to tell all the people to be like the water

I would if I could

But I can't, so I don't

My heart breaks too easy, my words get all jumbled

And when I wear lipstick,

No one understands me at all

They think I'm saying hello and goodbye and hello and goodbye

But what I'm really saying is

They think I'm saying hello and goodbye and hello and goodbye and hello

But what I'm really saying is

I've woken up once

And I've woken up twice

And I've woken up millions and millions of times