First Flight

[Verse 1]
This shirt’s too small for secrets
These hands were meant for more
I’ve hidden in the wheat fields
Watched trouble at the door
I’ve heard a city crying
Through concrete
Glass
And steel
If I can hear their heartbeat
Then I can help them heal
[Pre-Chorus]
I could keep on passing
As just another face
Or step into the sunlight
And finally take my place
[Chorus]
So here I am
One scared man
With a chest full of stars and tomorrow
If I’m the one
Then I can’t run
From their fear
From their faith
From their sorrow
I’ll hold the sky if I have to
I’ll stand between night and day
I will fight for truth
For justice
And the American way
[Verse 2]
Ma stitched this cape in silence
Pa pressed it in my hands
Said
“Son
You don’t owe nothin’
But you’ll know where you stand”
These glasses blur the danger
These boots can leave the ground
If I step off this rooftop
There’s no more turning ’round
[Pre-Chorus]
’Cause power without purpose
Is just another chain
But power with a promise
Can pull folks out of pain
[Chorus]
So here I am
One scared man
With a chest full of stars and tomorrow (oh oh)
If I’m the one
Then I can’t run
From their fear
From their faith
From their sorrow
I’ll hold the sky if I have to
I’ll stand between night and day
I will fight for truth
For justice
And the American way
[Bridge]
I swear to every stranger
To every child at play
I’ll be there when the thunder
Tears quiet dreams away
To every whispered prayer
On every sleepless night
I’ll be the open window
Where hope can see the light
[Chorus]
’Cause here I am
More than man
With a heart that is burning and shaking
If I’m the one
Then it’s begun
Every promise I’m singing
I’m making
I’ll hold the sky if I have to
I’ll stand between night and day
I will live for truth
For justice
And the American way
[Outro]
So watch me rise
Above this town
First breath of wind
My feet leave ground
I spread my arms
The clouds give way
This is my first
My first
My first
Flight into the day
For truth
For justice
And the American way (hey!)

Big, brassy Broadway showstopper with full orchestra, bold horn stabs, lush strings, and a soaring male vocal. Starts introspective on piano and woodwinds, builds through drums and ensemble hits into a triumphant, key-changing finale. Choir-style backing vocals swell on the vows, last chorus takes it up a step with held high notes and cymbal crashes., musical, broadway