I've seen you eat away   slow as a glacier makes its way down to the Rhine*   I've seen you chisel away   slow as a glacier makes its way down to the Rhine      and you wonder why I leave so soon   how I get so high sink to the bottom of your room      I've seen you fritter away   slow as a glacier makes its way down to the Rhine   I've seen you whittle away   slow as a glacier makes its way down to the spine      And you wonder why I leave so soon   how I get so high sink to the bottom of your room      I wonder why I stay   slow as a glacier makes its way down to the Rhine   I've seen you eat away   slow as a glacier makes its way down to the Rhine      I wonder what to do   slow as a glacier takes to move on through the world      And you wonder why I leave so soon   how I get so high sink to the bottom of your room      And you wonder why I leave so soon   how I get so high sink to the bottom of your room      I've seen you chisel away   Hammer in place always in time   I've seen you chisel away   slow as a glacier makes its way down to the Rhine      And you wonder why I leave so soon   how I get so high sink to the bottom of your room