[Intro]
Helmet down, the engine turns
Dust lifts gold from the shoulder
[Verse 1]
I leave my jacket on the chair
Take the long way past the grain
The road pulls hard beneath the tires
Like it knows my middle name
Sun presses warm against my arms
Salt gathers at my lip
Every mile unfastens something
Every bend becomes a switch
[Pre-Chorus]
I used to draw the wings in margins
Under classroom fluorescent light
Now the horizon opens wider
And the cockpit waits tonight
[Chorus]
I’m cutting through the wind again
No fence, no floor, no second guess
The sky is calling through my chest
I was born for this ascent
I’m racing where the blue begins
With burning hands and fearless eyes
A fighter pilot in my dreams
Now watch me climb, now watch me rise
[Verse 2]
The mirror shrinks the town behind me
Red roofs flicker, then they’re gone
I taste the metal in the morning
And keep the throttle moving on
A hawk turns circles over pasture
Banking clean above the wire
I follow every silent signal
Toward the altitude I desire
[Pre-Chorus]
All those paper wings were practice
All those sleepless nights were maps
I can feel the future lifting
Like a force against my back
[Chorus]
I’m cutting through the wind again
No fence, no floor, no second guess
The sky is calling through my chest
I was born for this ascent
I’m racing where the blue begins
With burning hands and fearless eyes
A fighter pilot in my dreams
Now watch me climb, now watch me rise
[Bridge]
Black visor, white sun
One breath, then the engines run
No fear left to carry
No one else can steer me
The clouds break open overhead
The ground falls quiet underneath
I found the girl who drew those wings
She’s flying now inside of me
[Final Chorus]
I’m cutting through the wind again
No fence, no floor, no second guess
The sky is calling through my chest
I was born for this ascent
I’m racing where the blue begins
With burning hands and fearless eyes
A fighter pilot in my dreams
Now watch me climb, now watch me rise
[Outro]
Sun on my skin, road under fire
Higher and higher and higher