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

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

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

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

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