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