## [Hook] Got a suitcase and a subway card Don't know which one's holding me back Maps or anchors, maps or anchors Which one's keeping me on track? ## [Verse 1] Tuesday morning, coffee shop in Portland, Maine Same order, different face serving me again Wonder if the barista back in Austin still Remembers how I liked my cortado, extra still Jangly guitar echoes in my restless brain Every city's just a stop along this crazy train ## [Chorus] I'm chasing sunsets, running from the dawn Collecting moments but the roots are never drawn Stability's a dirty word when freedom calls my name But every postcard sent feels like I'm playing games Maps and anchors pulling me apart Adventure's just another word for broken heart Tell me what we're gaining when we never stay Tell me what we're losing when we run away ## [Verse 2] Landlords keep my deposit, friends keep my secrets safe Empty apartments echo with the choices that I make Instagram stories from the places that I've been But nobody asks about the person I am within Garage rock drumbeat matches my nomadic heart Every ending's just another chance to restart ## [Chorus] I'm chasing sunsets, running from the dawn Collecting moments but the roots are never drawn Stability's a dirty word when freedom calls my name But every postcard sent feels like I'm playing games Maps and anchors pulling me apart Adventure's just another word for broken heart Tell me what we're gaining when we never stay Tell me what we're losing when we run away ## [Verse 3] Met a girl in Denver, said she'd been there fifteen years Same job, same boyfriend, conquering the same fears I told her 'bout the beaches and the mountains and the lights She told me 'bout the garden that she tends on summer nights Guitar reverb can't drown out what she made me see Maybe roots aren't chains, maybe they set you free ## [Bridge] (Building intensity with driving drums) What if home's not a place but a feeling in your chest? What if wandering's just running from the things you haven't blessed? (Explosive) EVERY ROAD LEADS SOMEWHERE EVERY DOOR'S A CHOICE TO MAKE EVERY MILE AND EVERY YEAR IS GIVE AND TAKE, GIVE AND TAKE! (Guitar solo reflecting internal conflict) ## [Verse 4] Hotel rooms and highway signs, they blur into a song About a person searching for the place where they belong But maybe belonging isn't something you can find Maybe it's something that you build inside your mind Distorted chords reflect my twisted point of view Should I chase the horizon or should I chase you? ## [Chorus] I'm chasing sunsets, running from the dawn Collecting moments but the roots are never drawn Stability's a dirty word when freedom calls my name But every postcard sent feels like I'm playing games Maps and anchors pulling me apart Adventure's just another word for broken heart Tell me what we're gaining when we never stay Tell me what we're losing when we run away ## [Verse 5] Standing at the crossroads with my bag and my guitar Ticket to nowhere or the keys to someone's car Both choices lead to something, both choices lead away From the person that I was and toward who I'll be today The rhythm section's pounding like the questions in my head Should I make a life or should I make memories instead? ## [Final Hook] Got a suitcase and a subway card Got a heart that's torn in half Maps or anchors, maps or anchors Which one gets the last laugh? (Maps or anchors) Which path makes it last? (Maps or anchors) Which choice frees me from my past? ## [Outro] (Fading with jangly guitar) Every city's just a stop... Every home's just where you are... Maps and anchors, maps and anchors... Follow the restless star... [Quote] "A rolling stone gathers no moss." - Publilius Syrus
