One Pass, One Seat

[Verse 1]
At Gate 9, a younger me is waving through the glass
With a pilot's coat and silver wings, a future moving fast
Gate 12 has paint beneath my nails, a room above the sea
Gate 4 says, “Take the train tonight—come find the rest of me”

[Pre-Chorus]
Every screen says boarding soon
Every life calls out my name
I can’t stand in every doorway
I can’t leave the same

[Chorus]
One pass, one seat, one sky to cross
Pick a gate, accept the cost
Bass-line heart and drums that race
All these lives, one leaving place
Run, run—doors are closing now
Choose the why, forget the how
One pass, one seat, one sky to cross
I can’t live them all—I’m off

[Verse 2]
A little brass key hangs from Gate 3, a bakery at dawn
At Gate 15, a crowded stage keeps pulling the curtains on
A quiet house, a different name, a hand I almost held
Each window shows a whole new world I’ll never get to tell

[Pre-Chorus]
Every screen says boarding soon
Every life calls out my name
I can’t stand in every doorway
I can’t leave the same

[Chorus]
One pass, one seat, one sky to cross
Pick a gate, accept the cost
Bass-line heart and drums that race
All these lives, one leaving place
Run, run—doors are closing now
Choose the why, forget the how
One pass, one seat, one sky to cross
I can’t live them all—I’m off

[Bridge]
I press my thumb against the glass
The other selves don’t disappear
They turn away, they wave me on
The chosen road is waiting here

[Final Chorus]
One pass, one seat, one sky to cross
Pick a gate, accept the cost
Bass-line heart and drums that race
All these lives, one leaving place
Run, run—doors are closing now
Choose the why, forget the how
One pass, one seat, one sky to cross
I can’t live them all—I’m off

[Outro]
Gate lights dim behind my back
One pass in my hand
One life, and now it starts