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