[Verse 1] The drive felt flat All warehouses and fences Heat on the pavement Pure logistics, no fences Michael said, "Last chance To call it a bad idea" I said, "It is" And we both just leaned in nearer Kerosene air Sun burning the metal Gate check, quick glance Then the guards let us settle The hangar hung open And there on the tarmac A white jet waited No branding, just that tail mark [Pre-Chorus] I saw the scale And I recalibrated Screens were one thing This was real, inflated Michael said, "That’s not Symbolic anymore" I looked at the nose And I wanted the door [Chorus] Not symbolic anymore Not symbolic anymore Let’s make sure There is a Rotterdam Not symbolic anymore Not symbolic anymore First we know Then we choose the air [Verse 2] Claire came from the edge Red hair, sleeves rolled up Clean received pronunciation Like she’d already won "Passport, please?" she said So exact, so light Tablet in hand And a look that could cut through night Sharp-eyed woman With the scan and the answer Suited young man Fidgeting in the planter Polo-shirt guy On his phone, at ease Michael leaned close "Process of elimination, please" Not the suit Not Claire Not the polo philosopher I smirked and said "No romance arc from here to Rotterdam, sir" [Pre-Chorus] He laughed under breath Like he knew the whole script I stared at the fuel hose And the heat off the tarmac drift "First sign something smells off," He said, "you’re not boarding" I held that promise Like a note worth storing [Chorus] Not symbolic anymore Not symbolic anymore Let’s make sure There is a Rotterdam Not symbolic anymore Not symbolic anymore First we know Then we choose the air [Bridge] There’s still Europe Trains and carpools A story can bend It can still have rules I checked his face He checked mine back For a second there We both stepped off the track No grand announcement No hero’s glow Just a red-haired woman And a passport low [Final Chorus] Not symbolic anymore Not symbolic anymore Let’s make sure There is a Rotterdam Not symbolic anymore Not symbolic anymore First we know Then we choose the air Not symbolic anymore Not symbolic anymore If it smells off We do not board that thing
