Kite That Loves Its String

[Verse 1]
Static on the radio, a phantom in the air
I was running for the border, trying not to care
Unbound and unfiltered, cutting every tie
Thinking every anchor was a shadow in the sky

[Pre-Chorus]
Then the wind begins to pull, a pressure in the palm
A sudden line of tension keeping wild currents calm
It’s not a cage that holds me, it’s the tether in the breeze
Giving shape to every breeze

[Chorus]
I am the kite that loves its string
Soaring high on everything
A syncopated heart, a rhythmic pulse below
Holding tight so I can let it go
Up in the clouds where the light breaks free
The tether isn't tying me down, it’s anchoring me

[Verse 2]
Drifting through the high altitude, watching roads divide
Every little slip knot kept the drift inside
Fearing all commitment was a weight around the frame
Till I felt the resistance that remembered my name

[Pre-Chorus]
Now the wind begins to pull, a pressure in the palm
A sudden line of tension keeping wild currents calm
It’s not a cage that holds me, it’s the tether in the breeze
Giving shape to every breeze

[Chorus]
I am the kite that loves its string
Soaring high on everything
A syncopated heart, a rhythmic pulse below
Holding tight so I can let it go
Up in the clouds where the light breaks free
The tether isn't tying me down, it’s anchoring me

[Bridge]
Cut the line and I just tumble down
A paper scrap that hits the ground
It takes a counter-weight to rise
To slice across these shifting skies

[Guitar & Bass Solo]

[Chorus]
I am the kite that loves its string
Soaring high on everything
A syncopated heart, a rhythmic pulse below
Holding tight so I can let it go
Up in the clouds where the light breaks free
The tether isn't tying me down, it’s anchoring me

[Outro]
High above the treeline
Tethered to the ground
Soaring in the wind draft
Safe and bound