Lyrics
[Verse 1] You found a red kite caught above the harbor crane One torn tail turning circles in the salt-white air I held the spool while you climbed the rusted chain Laughing like the whole wide world was waiting there [Pre-Chorus] Every gust pulled hard against us Every doubt grew small and thin You said, “Don’t measure where it takes us” So I let the blue rush in [Chorus] Higher than the signal fires Past the gulls and ferry lines We were two bright sparks of wire Tugging at the open sky If the wind can change direction So can any heart in flight Higher than the signal fires We were learning how to rise [Verse 2] There were paper maps pinned under stones along the pier Names of distant islands marked in pencil rainbows You drew a route that disappeared beyond the sphere Then you handed me the compass and said, “Go” [Pre-Chorus] Every gust pulled hard against us Every fear lost shape and spin You said, “The edge is just a compass” So I let the blue rush in [Chorus] Higher than the signal fires Past the gulls and ferry lines We were two bright sparks of wire Tugging at the open sky If the wind can change direction So can any heart in flight Higher than the signal fires We were learning how to rise [Bridge] When the string went slack, I held it When the clouds rolled in, you stayed There are futures no one tells us Till we choose them unafraid [Final Chorus] Higher than the signal fires Past the gulls and ferry lines We were two bright sparks of wire Tugging at the open sky If the wind can change direction So can any heart in flight Higher than the signal fires We are learning how to rise Higher than the signal fires Still ascending, still alive [Outro] Red against the endless blue I let go, and followed you
