[Verse 1 — airy pads, broken beat] I stitch the silk where pressure shows Feed every burner, check the ropes A hundred miles of cloudless blue You only see the leak I missed for you [Pre-Chorus — tom build] My map is folded in my shoe We never fly where I would choose [Chorus — soaring, double-time bass] I keep the whole balloon afloat While you complain about the view I spend my breath on patching holes There's none to spare for what I'd do I'd cut the ropes and chase the dawn Start with an empty basket, free But there are passengers aboard And gravity remembers me (Remembers me, remembers me) [Verse 2 — syncopated vocals] You ask for sunrise after dark I chase the wind and lose my spark [Bridge — half-time] The ground looks kind from way up here How many lives are tied to fear? [Outro — breathy harmonies] I tie one knot, then count to three And keep one dream beneath my feet
