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