Man falls into backrooms

Verse 1

Hard shells

Drift on the heat

Heavy bodies lifting off the dusty ground

Upwards

Soaring

Leaving the mud behind

Floating like green coins tossed in a well

Wind pulls

Grip tight

Slow fins row through the clouds

Chorus

Turtles in the sky

Turtles in the sky

Swimming where the eagles cry

Turtles in the sky

Verse 2

Weightless

Nothing holds them

Cracked patterns painted on the blue

Old eyes

Wise eyes

Watching the valley shrink away

I see them go

I watch them go

I let them go

High above the canyon rim

Far north

Flying

Cold blood warming in the sun

Chorus

Turtles in the sky

Turtles in the sky

Swimming where the eagles cry

Turtles in the sky

Bridge

No more crawling in the sand

No more hiding in the reeds

No more waiting for the rain

They found a new way to move

They found a new way to breathe

Verse 3

Sunsets

Golden bellies

Shadows stretching over the mountain peak

Gliding

Free now

Silver mist on the scales

Shadows fall

Silence falls

Evening falls

Turning toward the stars

Chorus

Turtles in the sky

Turtles in the sky

Swimming where the eagles cry

Turtles in the sky

Outro

Gone now

Just dots

Higher and higher

Gone

Gone

Gone