[Verse 1] I circle a world that I know by its scars, while the far side keeps calling in silver and dark. I could trade this small orbit for Saturn’s wide rings, see the blue giants turn, learn the names of their storms. But the seas know my pull; they rise where I go, and the shorelines are counting on what I control. [Pre-Chorus] Every road outward runs through a home that I cannot abandon alone. [Chorus] I want the open distance, I want to break free, I want to find out what waits past the deep. But if I leave my place, the oceans climb, and every living shore pays the price. So I keep turning, though the wanting stays— there’s courage in the orbit I can’t betray. [Verse 2] I watch Mars burn red at the edge of my sight, hear the pull of the unknown all through the night. Still, I measure my longing against every tide, not because I am fearless, but because lives abide. Maybe staying is work no one sees from afar; maybe guarding this world is its own kind of star. [Bridge] I am not done dreaming. I am not done reaching. I can hold the horizon without leaving the ones who need me. [Final Chorus] I want the open distance, I want to break free, I want to find out what waits past the deep. But if I leave my place, the oceans climb, and every living shore pays the price. So I keep turning, and I still make plans— there’s more than one way to reach beyond where I am. [Outro] Round the world, round the world, I remain—and the waters lie still.
