Intro
Em C Am Em
[Verse 1]
Em
I buckle in my seatbelt and plug my headset in a chair
C
And to the music, I watch flight attendants move
Am
They are pointing out the exits, but it looks more like a prayer
Em
Or an ancient dance their bloodline reaches through
Em
These planes are good for sifting through
The warriors from the men
C
I get time to sit and watch them for a while
Am
You can see everywhere they're going
And everywhere they've been
Em
In how they look out at the clouds each time they smile
[Chorus 1]
Em C
And I think 'maybe he's in town for someone's birthday
Em C
Or maybe he makes trouble everywhere
Em
But as much he resists the conversation
C
Between the rivers and the freeways
Am D Em
He knows it's always there'
[Verse 2]
Em
As the Northwest Passage sits somewhere below me as I sleep
C
I dream of captains and explorers eating boots
Am
When I ask if I can join them, and they offer one to me
Em
I wake up as my home comes into view
Em
So I reached out down for my notebook to see what impressions could be spun
C
But it's just buildings and a million swimming pools
Am
So I leaf back through the pages to see where I am from
Em
Or for some crumbling map of what it's leading to
[Chorus 2]
Em C
And I find that the hero in this song that I am writing
Em C
Doesn't know he's just an image of myself
Em
But as much he resists the conversation
C
Between the rivers and the freeways
Am D Em
He's somehow always asking them for help
[Solo]
Em C A Em
Em C Am Em
[Bridge]
Am D
I want to make out all the signs I've been ignoring
G C
How the trees reach for the sky or in the length of someone's hair
Am D
Cause when you don't know where you are going
Em D C
Any road will take you there
[Chorus 3]
Em C
So maybe I'm in town for someone's birthday
Em C
Maybe I make trouble everywhere
Em
But as much I resist the conversation
C
Between the rivers and the freeways
Am D Em
I know it's always there
Am D Em
I know it's always there
Am D Em
I know it's always there