Unwritten

Lyrics

[Intro]
[Soft acoustic guitar fingerpicking]
[Verse 1]
Paper in my hands tonight
Strange marks upon the page
Like footprints in the sand
That time will wash away
[Pre-chorus]
Patterns and lines that wind
Through mountains made of ink
Perfectly placed and spaced
But nothing I can read
[Chorus]
Your words like birds I cannot name
Flying past my window pane
Letters dance like wings in flight
So close but out of reach tonight
[Verse 2]
Borrowed books and borrowed time
Dictionary by my side
These symbols swim and blend
Like fish beneath the tide
[Pre-chorus]
Pressed petals, paper thin
Pages worn and wild
Beautiful and blind
To meaning left behind
[Chorus]
Your words like birds I cannot name
Flying past my window pane
Letters dance like wings in flight
So close but out of reach tonight
[Solo]
[Intricate fingerpicking passage]
[Breakdown]
(Softly spoken foreign words)
Miles and minds apart
But still I feel your heart
Between these lines
[Bridge]
Morning light spills across
These messages you've sent
And though I cannot speak your tongue
I know just what you meant
[Chorus - Final]
Your words like birds I cannot name
Flying past my window pane
Letters dance like wings in flight
So close but out of reach tonight
(So close but out of reach tonight)