Lyrics
Intro
Storms break on the mountain high,
The fools all dance and the wise ask why,
I laughed at the maps, I tore up the plans,
And now I’m flying by the seat of my pants.
Verse 1
They said, “Trust in reason, it’ll see you through,
But reason’s a liar in a scholar’s suit,
I gambled my luck on the chaos road,
And the dice came down like a lightning load.
I’ve tripped through fire, I’ve kissed the flame,
And blamed the gods when I took the blame,
Now facts are ghosts that mock my stance,
And I’m still flying by the seat of my pants.
Chorus
Screw facts and evidence, what have they done for me?
They draw their lines in certainty, I live in entropy!
I crash through life like a drunken dance,
And everything blows up by chance!
Still I shout at the heavens’ cold expanse,
“I got by the seat of my pants!
Verse 2
I built my house on shifting sand,
A pint in one and a dream in hand,
The tide rolled in, the roof came down,
But I still laughed like a circus clown.
They say the truth will set you free,
But truth just points and laughs at me,
So I curse the stars in their stately stance,
And I fall again by the seat of my pants.
Bridge
Oh, knowledge is a cruel old queen,
She smiles and says, “You should’ve seen!
But hindsight’s a blade that cuts too deep,
I’d rather burn than think or weep.
The prophets write, the wise man sighs,
The fool survives while wisdom dies,
And in the ashes of my chance,
I dance again by the seat of my pants.
Chorus
Screw facts and evidence, they’re shackles in disguise,
They’ll measure your fall and call it wise!
I’d rather soar, I’d rather crash,
Than live my life in numbers and ash.
So pour the fire, pour the chance,
I’ll live and die by the seat of my pants!
Outro
Storms fade and the silence hums,
The embers glow as the reckoning comes,
I’ve broken hearts, I’ve missed my stance,
Still I’d do it all by the seat of my pants.
Facts may rise and wisdom prance,
But I’ll still fly by the seat of my pants.
