(Intro) (A finger-picked acoustic guitar sets a steady, rolling rhythm. A soft cello hums in the background, followed by a light, rhythmic tapping on the body of the guitar.) (Verse 1) I’ve been growing like a vine in a porcelain pot Twisting round the things that I’m told that I’ve got But the roots are hitting bottom and the air is getting thin I can feel the structural pressure of the walls closing in There’s a suitcase in the hallway and a shadow on the floor And a sudden, heavy longing for the latch on the door The sky is a canvas of unpainted blue And I’m tired of the colors that I already knew. (Chorus) (The arrangement expands with a warm bass line and a steady, brush-stroke drum beat) Oh, I want to be unanchored, I want to be light Like a bird catching thermals in the middle of flight No strings on the spirit, no weight on the heels Just the grit of the gravel and the hum of the wheels To be wild and be quiet, to be lost and be found With my head in the clouds and my feet off the ground. (Verse 2) There’s a silence in the valley that’s calling my name Away from the neon and the heat of the game Where the river doesn't ask for a reason to flow And the wind doesn't care which way the trees grow I’ll leave the expectations like a coat on a chair And breathe in the chill of the high mountain air There’s a map in my pocket that I’m ready to burn For the sake of a corner that I’ve yet to turn. (Bridge) (The music swells; a mandolin adds a bright, dancing melody over the strumming) It’s not a running away, it’s a running toward The parts of the soul that the city ignored Break the habit, break the cycle, break the golden chain Let the spirit get washed in the mid-summer rain! (Instrumental Break) (A soaring harmony of acoustic instruments—guitar, mandolin, and a distant, echoing harmonica—creating a sense of vast, open space.) (Outro) (The drums drop out, leaving only the gentle acoustic guitar picking) Untie the knot. Open the gate. The world is a wonder That’s not gonna wait. Just let me be. Just let me be. (The final chord is left to ring out until it naturally fades into silence)
