The Octopus Song

From your point of view it must be a wonder
I somehow manage to survive
I don't have suckers and I can't change color
To instantly don a disguise

Perhaps this ancient is notion not so absurd
You're not from the ocean
But a much older universe
You slipped through the cracks between worlds
Now you cannot return
You're an alien from an alternate Earth

You're a curious one, you have your moods,
You've got real personality
You'll swim up 'n greet us when we open your tank
Or you'll squirt at me

Perhaps this ancient is notion not so absurd
You're not from the ocean
But a much older universe
You slipped through the cracks between worlds
Now you cannot return
You're an alien from an alternate Earth

Does consciousness arise from a series of parallel
But independent processes?
Constructed in the moment it's a useful delusion
If not a disease
One we are cured of once our minds drift off
Into the oblivious sea?

As for sleights of hand and multi-tasking
You've got the humans all beat
With one arm you stole the fish bucket
And occupied us with another three

Perhaps this ancient is notion not so absurd
You're not from the ocean
But a much older universe
You slipped through the cracks between worlds
Now you cannot return
You're an alien from an alternate Earth

We've built an environment that's more suited for you
Than it is for us
This infinite division of our attention is not something
To which I'll adjust
You grind the gems of paradise
They become worthless dust

I once captained a ship now I'm playing for tips
In the lobby of a posh hotel
I'm the wallpaper; I'm the jukebox
I'm also the wishing well

Perhaps this flight of fancy is not so absurd
I've gone and slipped through the cracks
From another universe
I've slipped through the cracks between worlds
Now I cannot return
I'm an alien from an alternate Earth