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