Departing from Denver

Lyrics

[Intro / Verse 1] (radio edit) Gondola views… above the Rockies, Rent-Free in my head since the Spire Condo days. But hindsight… through rose colored glasses, fools me. A beautiful blur, In a high-altitude haze. [fermata] . . . . . . Friends were great, But the city was fleeting. And one obvious truth… The heart wants what the dreams want too. [pre-chorus] (slow gliding rhythm, swaying rhythm, dramatic) So if I had to retry this life… [chorus] (wall-of sound, opens up beautifully into a variant of the classic) I’d run that train transfer! Departing-from-Denver. . . . . ‘Cause let’s be real, Can wonderland last forever? Been Mile-High, But never on Fifth avenue. And if I can’t dream big then I’ll… [fermata] . . . . . . Need that Big Apple, the city to save me! I’m only as fun as my last party trick lately! Been Mile-High, But never on Fifth avenue. And if I can’t dream big then I’ll… be blue. . . . [Verse 2] Got everything I asked for, but something feels off. Like wearing a masterpiece, in the dark of the night. No lights. I would trade my creative soul for a perfect life… [fermata] . . . . . . Actually, No I wouldn’t… I sampled the world, from Amsterdam to Capri, They see picture-perfect, but I see Fill-Turd Me. I Navigate the World Effortlessly, but… Get lost in Reverie… … [pre-chorus] (progression F — G , slow gliding rhythm, swaying rhythm, dramatic) So if you sent me back in time… [chorus] (wall-of sound, opens up beautifully into a variant of the classic) I’d run that train transfer! Departing-from-Denver. . . . . ‘Cause let’s be real, Can wonderland last forever? Been Mile-High, But never on Fifth avenue. And if I can’t dream big then I’ll… [fermata] . . . . . . Need that Big Apple, the city to save me! I’m only as fun as my last party trick lately! Been Mile-High, But never on Fifth avenue. And if I can’t dream big then I’ll… be blue… [fermata / long pause] . . . . . . [bridge] (Progression I-V-IV-I-vi-IV-V-I ,breaks established rhythmic pattern, sad, longing Panoramic Pad / Cinematic Swell) All my costumes and parties will live forever… In laughter, the games, and glittering scenes… All my favorite nights will stay with me forever… Every memory shines brighter, with… Time. [fermata] . . . . . . [chorus] (sweeping I-V-IV-I-vi-IV-V-I progression, wall-of sound, opens up beautifully into a variant of the classic) I’d run that train transfer! Departing-from-Denver. . . . . ‘Cause let’s be real, Wonderland won’t last forever… … Been Mile-High, But never on Fifth avenue. Now I can dream big, so I’ll… [fermata] . . . . . . Try the Big Apple, the city becomes me, I’m only as fun as I let you see baby, Been Mile-High, And Now on to Fifth avenue. And it’s my biggest, dream… Come true…