Beyond the Painted Places

[Куплет 1] You drew a red line across the atlas Past the salt flats and the radio towers Said every border is a human question Every mile can rearrange the hours [Алдынғы қайырма] So i tied my name to the compass needle Let it point where the wide world turns You said the map is only paper Till somebody gives it something to learn [Қайырма] Take me beyond the painted places Where the blue runs out of the page I want the road with no translation I want the dust, i want the change If we get lost beneath strange constellations I’ll know your voice, i’ll know your face Take me beyond the painted places And let the distance make us brave [Куплет 2] We crossed a bridge made out of cables With a river flashing far below A freight train called from the valley Like it knew the route we had to go [Алдынғы қайырма] And every town had a different thunder Different bells and a different sky But your hand found mine at the station Like a small true north we could trust by [Қайырма] Take me beyond the painted places Where the blue runs out of the page I want the road with no translation I want the dust, i want the change If we get lost beneath strange constellations I’ll know your voice, i’ll know your face Take me beyond the painted places And let the distance make us brave [Көпір] Maybe the world is bigger than fear Maybe the border was never here Maybe the heart has a longer reach Than any language we could ever speak [Final chorus] Take me beyond the painted places Where the blue runs out of the page I want the road with no translation I want the dust, i want the change If we get lost beneath strange constellations I’ll know your voice, i’ll know your face Take me beyond the painted places And let the distance make us brave [Аутро] Beyond the painted places We keep becoming brave