[Verse 1]
I move slow through the motor noise
shadow under fiberglass toys
they don’t see me, but I don’t mind
I forget some things all the time
grass again, the same old green
tastes like days I’ve already seen
you go fast, I let it pass
I don’t need to be where you’re at

[Chorus]
I’m a sea cow in the wake
soft body, a soft mistake
you cut through, I drift around
never lost, and never found
I’m a sea cow, I don’t fight
float all day and sink all night
if I’m late, I’m late for good
never been misunderstood

[Instrumental]

[Chorus]
I’m a sea cow in the wake
soft body, a soft mistake
you cut through, I drift around
never loud enough to drown
I’m a sea cow, out of time
salt and static in my mind
if I fade, I fade for good
never been misunderstood

[Verse 2]
you were the waves, I was the tide
always just a little bit behind
you said “move,” I tried to try
but I blinked and you went by
propeller blur, silver scream
breaks the surface of a dream
I go quiet, I go still
I’ve got time enough to kill

[Chorus]
I’m a sea cow in the wake
soft body, a soft mistake
you cut through, I drift around
never lost, and never found
I’m a sea cow, I don’t fight
float all day and sink all night
if I’m late, I’m late for good
never been misunderstood