[Intro – Jonah – male broadway tenor, spoken rhythm over minimal beat] They say the world ends at the county line Like the map just stops Like the sky says “fine” But every night when the lights go dim I swear there's something calling from the rim [Rap Verse – Jonah – male broadway tenor, emotional hip-hop delivery, fast internal rhymes] Every road here runs the same route Same four dreams that the town spits out Same four walls and the same small doubt Same four prayers that we mouth out loud But the sky ain't quiet No it breathes at night Like a door in the dark Trying to leak some light Like a map in my chest Like a spark in the bone Like a voice in the void Saying you’re not alone There's a road past the sky Past the edge of the known And the pull in my ribs Says it's calling me home [Bridge – Jonah Echo – soft distant tenor, lullaby cadence, behind-the-beat] Stay Stay where the porch lights glow Stay where the wheat fields bend Stay where the rivers slow Stay Stay where the church bells ring Stay where your mother sings Stay where the mornings begin [Rap Verse – Jonah – male broadway tenor, emotional hip-hop delivery, fast internal rhymes] But the bell don't sound right anymore Like the tone's off-key to the core Like the sky got bigger than before Like the dark wants something more There's a rhythm in the wind tonight Like a drum under skin tonight Like the edge of a world in sight Like a star burning thin tonight Every whisper says go Every shadow says try Every nerve in my spine Points me past the sky [Cosmic Choir – distant, layered voices, eerie calm, sustained] Past the sky Past the stars [Rap Verse – Jonah – male broadway tenor, rising intensity, internal rhyme chains] If the town is a cage Then I'm breaking the bars If the map is a lie Then I'm charting the stars If the rules are a chain Then I'm cutting the cord If the sky is a wall Then I'm opening the door [Bridge – Jonah Echo – soft distant tenor, fading] Stay… Stay where the roads have names… [Rap Verse – Jonah – male broadway tenor, determined delivery] No There's a map in my chest And it burns like a fire Every step that I take Just pulls me higher Something waits in the dark Something ancient and wide And whatever it is It knows me inside [Whisper Chorus – Cult – hushed ensemble chant, hypnotic, repetitive] Past the sky Past the stars Something knows Who you are Past the sky Past the night Something waking In the light [Outro – Jonah – quiet rap over fading beat] There's a road past the sky And I swear… It's calling me
