Courage in the Orbit

[Verse 1]
I circle a world that I know by its scars,
while the far side keeps calling in silver and dark.
I could trade this small orbit for Saturn’s wide rings,
see the blue giants turn, learn the names of their storms.
But the seas know my pull; they rise where I go,
and the shorelines are counting on what I control.

[Pre-Chorus]
Every road outward runs through a home
that I cannot abandon alone.

[Chorus]
I want the open distance, I want to break free,
I want to find out what waits past the deep.
But if I leave my place, the oceans climb,
and every living shore pays the price.
So I keep turning, though the wanting stays—
there’s courage in the orbit I can’t betray.

[Verse 2]
I watch Mars burn red at the edge of my sight,
hear the pull of the unknown all through the night.
Still, I measure my longing against every tide,
not because I am fearless, but because lives abide.
Maybe staying is work no one sees from afar;
maybe guarding this world is its own kind of star.

[Bridge]
I am not done dreaming.
I am not done reaching.
I can hold the horizon
without leaving the ones who need me.

[Final Chorus]
I want the open distance, I want to break free,
I want to find out what waits past the deep.
But if I leave my place, the oceans climb,
and every living shore pays the price.
So I keep turning, and I still make plans—
there’s more than one way to reach beyond where I am.

[Outro]
Round the world, round the world,
I remain—and the waters lie still.