Intro
Stack of nine. Circling.
Runway lit. No call.
Verse
Altitude locked at four
Wingtip blinks through the gray
Radio counts the planes before
Nobody clears the way
Chorus
Holding pattern, number nine
Holding pattern, out of line
Fuel gauge drops, we stay behind
Holding pattern, number nine
Verse
Cloud deck steady, engines low
Runway lights just out of reach
Same circle traced an hour ago
Tower's silent, no word to teach
Pre-Chorus
Tell me when the tower speaks
Tell me if the fuel will hold
Chorus
Holding pattern, number nine
Holding pattern, out of line
Fuel gauge drops, we stay behind
Holding pattern, number nine
Bridge
Cut the throttle
Watch it drift
Still the beacon
No lift
No lift
Chorus
Holding pattern, number nine
Holding pattern, out of line
Fuel gauge drops, we stay behind
Holding pattern, number nine
Outro
Stack of nine.
Still circling.