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