I lay here seeing travel videos,
Wondering if I'll ever go
I see Japan, I see Scotland, Iceland, France, and Korea..
These beautiful sights, the wondrous lights,
And I wonder if I'll ever be there,
The feeling of wanderlust takes hold,
Seeping deep, as if in my bones
I hadn't realized in the time I've had,
This place had become my home
But once I felt the same exact way,
When I saw German castles and cathedrals.
Now I've been to Köln, and it's structures of wonder
With my own eyes I did behold them,
I went to Berlin, drove six hours to see
The interesting hideouts, the city beneath
I've been to seven castles, I've seen the winter snow,
And I remember now, what I wondered so long ago
A child, studying maps, seeing photos, videos
Of places that felt out of my reach,
A hopelessness then, today I still know
But I've remembered, how I longed to see,
The castles and cathedrals, they waited for me
I recall being twelve, an ache in my chest
I couldn't quite describe it, I couldn't quite rest
I felt as if I'd never leave home,
I'd never see those sights, I longed for in my bones
But now here I lay, beneath the covers, under the lights,
In my soft, German home, with it's foreign plugs and gentle night,
The wanderlust has stayed the same,
My soul craves it, these riches of land
The forest, the ocean, the wonder and respect
The old trees, the smoothed rock,
Exactly what I didn't expect,
Full of history and strife,
Full of rich stories, laughter, and brimming with life
I know I may never see those sights,
There's a fear in me that I won't
But I remember being a child,
Thinking just the same as now
Except the ache is softer, gentler,
Because now I surely know,
The places, people, sights to see,
That are really meant for me,
Well that's where I'll go.
