The Strange Well

[Verse 1]
One time I saw Canada fall through a hole in the sky
I do not know if I was really sad to see her go
'Cause in her place there was a herd of early morning cows
They moved in one direction
They knew where, when, how, why not, oh

[Chorus]
There is a strange well I go to
And each time
I lean, I look
I learn, I leave
I go back to town
Saying things I don't believe

[Verse 2]
My words they're just pebbles under water
They rise like flocks of birds
They are discontinued 'cause the well has overhead and said
Are your opinions not confirmed until you tell them to someone?
And is this the lonely night not real until it has been framed as one?

[Chorus]
There is a strange well I go to
And each time
I lean, I look
I learn, I leave
I go back to town
Saying things I don't believe

[Verse 3]
I spoke about the rosewood proud and I said this river is wise
And I said these mountains are all-seeing
Said the well—you must realize
That once again your words have pulled the universe out of place
To exist it need not have a human face

[Chorus]
There is a strange well I go to
And each time
I lean, I look
I learn, I leave
I go back to town
Saying things I don't believe

[Verse 4]
And sometimes when I go there and my heart is clear
There are no visions—there are no sounds to hear
Oh strange well—does your voice rise and fall
When I am away?
And do your watercolours run like they're doing today?

[Chorus]
There is a strange well I go to
And each time
I lean, I look
I learn, I leave
I go back to town
Saying things I don't believe

[Outro]
Oh yes (It's true)
Oh no (It's not)
Oh why
Oh