[Verse 1] The landing barely hit me Soft wheels, quiet grind No cheers, no drama Just the floor taking us in We rolled past hangars No glass, no shining hall Function over feeling That was all [Verse 2] “Feels quieter,” I said Thomas looked ahead “It is,” he told me Like he already knew The engines backed away Not a bang, just a leave And before I stood up The door opened [Pre-Chorus] A uniform in the frame No speech, no show Manifest in one hand Everything in order Claire gave the list He gave a glance Then the line began One by one [Chorus] No signal yet No signal yet I held my breath No signal yet Michael in New York Still waiting on me No signal yet No signal yet [Verse 3] My passport was ready In my hand all along A look, a page turn A stamp, and I was through No questions asked No extra weight Just a clean little ending To a long, long flight [Verse 4] Then Thomas stepped up And the room got slow Pages turning longer That was all I saw Spain, old visa Estonia too Temporary residence Folded into view [Pre-Chorus] Not trouble Not fear Just thorough hands Aligning the past A small nod A final stamp Then he got it back Like that [Chorus] No signal yet No signal yet I held my breath No signal yet Michael in New York Still waiting on me No signal yet No signal yet [Bridge] I checked the screen Battery low, not dead The plane mode wasn’t on That part confused me I lifted it higher Like the sky could help But the bars stayed gone Like they’d never been there [Outro] Of course, I said Under my breath Of course I looked to the door To the hangar light To the steps below Then I slipped it away And went down
