Under Open Skies

[raspy vocal improvisation recommended]

[guitar intro]

We could drive out to the ocean (to the ocean)
Let the colors rise (rise up)

Run along the high tide (run, run)
Under open skies (oh—open skies)
We could drive out to the ocean (yeah, yeah)
Let the colors rise (rise up)
Run along the high tide (don’t stop now)
Under open skies (open skies)


[Verse 1]
I’ve been waking up with daylight (oh-oh)

Soft wind calling me to something new (something new)

I don’t wanna live in yesterday (no, no)

I don’t wanna stay where I stood with you (with you)
Got a half-packed bag by the doorway now (yeah)

Every mile feels a little more allowed (more allowed)
I don’t need to wear that old weight (shake it off)
I don’t need to turn when the past comes through (no more)


I just wanna see the horizon clear (so clear)

Feel something real getting closer here (closer, closer)


[Chorus]
We could drive out to the ocean (to the ocean)
Let the colors rise (rise up)

Run along the high tide (run, run)
Under open skies (oh—open skies)
We could drive out to the ocean (yeah, yeah)
Let the colors rise (rise up)
Run along the high tide (don’t stop now)
Under open skies (open skies)


[guitar solo]

[Verse 2]
I still catch pieces of your voice (faint now)

Fading softer every passing day (fade away)

But I’m learning how to choose my road (my road)
Let the silence slowly drift away (drift away)
Step outside into a brighter sound (yeah)
New rhythm in every step I found (I found)
I don’t need to play the old roles (no more)
I don’t need to stay where I was bound (I’m gone)



[Chorus]
We could drive out to the ocean (to the ocean)
Let the colors rise (rise up)
Run along the high tide (run, run)
Under open skies (oh—open skies)
We could drive out to the ocean (yeah, yeah)
Let the colors rise (rise up)
Run along the high tide (don’t stop now)
Under open skies (open skies)


[Outro / Repeated Chorus – layered vocals build]
We could drive out to the ocean (ocean — echo)
Let the colors rise (rise… rise…)
Run along the high tide (high tide — echo)
Under open skies (skies… skies…)


We could drive out to the ocean (keep it going)
Let the colors rise (rise up higher)
Run along the high tide (run forever)
Under open skies (wide open skies)

We could drive out to the ocean (oh-oh-oh)
Let the colors rise (rise up)
Run along the high tide (don’t stop)
Under open skies (open skies)

We could drive out to the ocean (to the ocean)
Let the colors rise (rise… rise…)
Run along the high tide (high tide)
Under open skies (open skies)
[guitar feedback lightly fades, synth pad lingers]

Dance-pop anthem, Feel-good pop anthem, 128 BPM, energetic beat, festival-ready sound, positive lyrics