I could dive into the ocean Into the bottom of a glass I could hide out in the future I could burrow in the past But you cannot resist your tendency To save me from myself And I am living on your mercy In the belly of a whale I have done some things I'm proud of And so many I am not Some vows I remembered And others I forgot But you cannot resist your habit of Forgetting how I've failed And I am living on your memory In the belly of a whale Maybe time will make me humble And love will make me pure Til you spit me out at last Onto a distant shore And I'll open up my eyes to see The world beyond the veil For now I'm living on your promise In the belly of a whale I'll open up my eyes to see The world beyond the veil For now I'm living on your promise In the belly of a whale