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