[start] [Intro: Ambient airport soundsβdistant announcements, boarding chime, soft synth swell] [Verse] Itβs 4 AM at Gate 29 Neon hums like a nervous mind Coffee cold, suitcase by my side Watching strangers drift like time Announcements blur into the air Destination: anywhere But Iβm fixed on one name, one city Just New York, and maybe you with me [Chorus] Iβm waiting for a flight, not just a plane To carry me through time, through memory and rain Iβm waiting for a sign, for a voice, for the night To say Iβm not alone in this fluorescent light [Verse] Pages turning in the worn-out lounge Faces change, but the silence resounds Rain taps soft against the glass Holding back a future from the past You once said weβd meet halfway But I flew farther every day Now New Yorkβs just a skyline dream A ghost inside this glowing screen [Instrumental: Synth arpeggios swell with soft melodic motif; distant runway rumble] [Chorus] Iβm waiting for a flight, not just a plane To carry me through time, through memory and rain Iβm waiting for a sign, for a voice, for the night To say Iβm not alone in this fluorescent light [Bridge] [Instrumental buildup: ascending pads, muffled boarding call, heartbeat kick] Spoken-word (filtered): βFinal boarding for Flight 178 to New Yorkβ¦ passengers please proceed to Gate 29β¦β I hesitate. I always do. But maybe this timeβ¦ maybe itβs true. [Chorus] Iβm waiting for a flight, not just a plane To carry me through time, through memory and rain Iβm waiting for a sign, for a voice, for the night To say Iβm not alone in this fluorescent light [Outro: Fading ambient textures, overhead jet engine slowly rising, spoken echoes] (Just one flightβ¦ just one nightβ¦) [Soft synth fades like terminal lights dimming] [end]
