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