[Intro: airy guitar harmonics, fretless bass] [Verse 1: intimate melodic baritone] You told me about a distant city And the work you dreamed you'd do I felt the selfish little panic Of a world without you I could tell you all the reasons That your dream might be unwise Or help you fold your wings And watch you try to fly [Pre-Chorus: ascending stacked thirds] I don't have to love the distance To believe in where you're going [Chorus: soaring, wide harmonies] I won't turn the kite string into chains Won't hold you down to keep things the same If the wind is calling out your name I'll cheer you on through all the change Love is not a hand that closes tight Sometimes kindness means encouraging flight [Break: syncopated bass, counterpoint lead guitar] [Verse 2: warm melodic] I helped you pack the moving boxes Found the routes and checked the train Said I'd miss our little mornings And I meant it without blame [Bridge: half-time, emotional falsetto] I can grieve the space between us Without making you feel wrong For following the life you want Beyond the place where I belong [Final Chorus: octave lift, epic finale] I won't turn the kite string into chains Let your horizon rearrange If I love the person you can be I'll make room for what sets you free [Outro: sustained guitar harmonies] Fly as far as you can see.
