[Intro: wind rising, sparse drums building, low strings swelling] [Verse 1: low and prowling, bass leads] Can't see it, can't hold it, but it's holdin' me up Every breath I'm takin' is a fill of the cup It bends the trees over, makes the tall grass lean The invisible river in the spaces between [Pre-chorus: drums tighten, tension rising] Feel it on your skin before you hear the sound — [Chorus: wide open, everything hits at once] Air! It carries the storm and it carries the song Air! Been movin' forever, gonna move twice as long You can't grab it, can't cage it, can't own what is free Air — and it's been breathin' me [Verse 2: lifting now, guitars climbing, drums driving forward] Then it gets under you and the ground lets go Stomach drops out and the world moves slow Weight falls off your shoulders like a coat in the breeze You're not falling, man — you're learnin' how the sky breathes [Pre-chorus: bigger this time, choir creeping in] Arms wide open and the wind takes hold — [Chorus: even bigger, gang vocals on the hook] Air! It carries the storm and it carries the song Air! Been movin' forever, gonna move twice as long You can't grab it, can't cage it, can't own what is free Air — and it's been breathin' me [Bridge: everything drops but strings and heartbeat kick, voice almost whispering] Weightless… no up, no down, just the blue all around The engine's gone quiet and there's only the glide This is what the birds knew that they never could hide [Final chorus: full throttle, key change up, everything at eleven] Air! It carries the storm and it carries the song Air! Been movin' forever, gonna move twice as long Spread your wings in the wind and finally you'll see — Air's been waitin' to fly you free [Outro: wind takes the last word, drums fade into the sky]
