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