"Uhh... wow. Well... too many kinds to name. I'll just sing something okay, and you can tell me if you like it."
He closes his eyes and sorts through his mind, and sings--
Startled snake is sprawling Between mountains, oh, black river, And I am a fierce companion, I am mirror-man forever, I am twisted, piercing perfect, This is complimentary treason, There is nothing else I wish for, I'm the man for every season.
But I am a sailor Heading towards the curtained dark, The horizon, peppered starlight, Let my compass find its mark. Black, black river, what you carry Is a danger-driven treasure. Sail, sail on towards other suns, Towards other sorrows, other pleasures.
Ebony is bleeding From tomorrow, oh, black river, I can see you never breathing, You will have come first forever. There's a name for what you gave me; While we're waiting for the ending, Let yourself enjoy the journey, Life's a fortune that's worth spending.
But I am a sailor Heading towards the curtained dark, The horizon, peppered starlight, Let my compass find its mark. Black, black river, what you carry Is a danger-driven treasure. Sail, sail on towards other suns, Towards other sorrows, other pleasures.
Shatter again While the sky remains unbroken, I can remember lights I've never seen Twirling above you, Ballerinas screaming About the next time it'll be the last time And all the times in between.
Black and white and wild, You are a torrent, oh, black river. Give me courage to remember I am stronger than forever; We have changed what's not been spoken Throwing wishes in the water, All the tears that make a river Still recall the sound of laughter.
All of us are sailors Heading toward the curtained dark, The horizon, peppered starlight, Let the compass find its mark. And wherever fate may drive us, Leave our pathways carved in stone In the hope that other sailors Never have to sail alone.