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Empty Plane
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Singer/Songwriter
Empty Plane was released on May 5, 2015 by Dar Williams Records as a part of the album Emerald
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AlbumEmerald
Release DateMay 5, 2015
LabelDar Williams Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM74

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Dar Williams
Dar Williams
Vocals
Jeff Haynes
Jeff Haynes
Percussion
Rob Scheps
Rob Scheps
Saxophone
Stance Mason
Stance Mason
Bass
Trevor Gordon Hall
Trevor Gordon Hall
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Dar Williams
Dar Williams
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dar Williams
Dar Williams
Producer
Corin Nelsen
Corin Nelsen
Mixing Engineer
Jeff Haynes
Jeff Haynes
Producer
John O. Senior
John O. Senior
Engineer

Lyrics

I leave for a living, that's what we all do
And I say that I'm missing the ones that I'm leaving
And I always do
But another truth is that you
Begin again every time you fly
There's peace in the airport
Sitting at a gate by a door to the sky
So it's hard but it's not hard
To fumble for your ID credit card
But then I walked onto
But then I walked onto
Then I walked onto
An empty plane
And the girl at the Starbucks looked like she knew me
She poured a design in the foam of my coffee
And she was smiling
I said, "It's funny how life at its best expands
Explodes and it overspills
But we try to fit it all in a grid
And we say it's the strength of our will"
And she started laughing
She said, "Look, I made a wing
And another wing"
And then I walked onto
Then I walked onto
Then I walked onto
An empty plane
I was moving fast now, understanding
So much kindness, no frustration
I asked the screener, "Does my life have a destiny
Or just a destination?"
I thought I'd step away from my traveling
Have a little time to connect the dots
See my life like a spiral
The DNA of my dreams and thoughts
And I believed in a legacy
But I stood in the jet bridge
And the young man nodded
I looked at the name tag
And said, "Hello, angel"
It was all empty seats now
Nothing in the overhead
I sat near the front and I started sleeping
And I woke in my own bed
And I said, "Oh it's a dream, but a dream that grows
Like a vision from a single spark"
And I thanked my dream attendants
And I rose and I dressed in the dark
It was an early one today
Yellow cab, JFK
Written by: Dar Williams
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