[Intro — Steel pan and shimmering synths] Neon kites over the harbor, Watch the colors climb! [Verse 1] I brought a paper dragon with a crooked painted tail, You brought a silver star with a little orange sail. The harbor wind was restless, the boardwalk full of sound, We tried to make them rise but kept on pulling both kites down. An older woman showed us how to loosen up the line, And suddenly our colors started climbing through the sky. [Pre-Chorus — Rising city-pop chords] Sometimes holding tighter Isn't how you help things fly. Sometimes you make room And let the wind decide. [Chorus — Soca drums and city-pop guitars] Neon kites over the harbor, Every color getting farther. We don't have to fly the same To dance together in the rain. Neon kites over the harbor, Let the whole horizon sparkle. From the boardwalk to the blue, There's a place for me and you. [Instrumental Break — 8 bars, steel pan solo] [Verse 2] A family came with lanterns and a kite shaped like a fish, The children made a rainbow out of ribbons and a wish. Someone played a steel pan while a synth began to sing, And every different rhythm made the harbor feel like spring. We helped a stranger untangle all the knots around her string, Then watched her bright green butterfly rise up above everything. [Bridge — Tropical percussion breakdown] Every thread is different, Every little hand can learn. When we help each other rise, There's more sky at every turn. [Final Chorus — Full tropical dance production] Neon kites over the harbor, Every color getting farther. We don't have to fly the same To dance together in the rain. Neon kites over the harbor, Let the whole horizon sparkle. From the boardwalk to the blue, There's a place for me and you. [Outro — Warm synths and steel pan] At dusk we took our kites down, The wind was getting cold. But all the colors lingered In the stories that we told.
