Lyrics
[Verse 1] You found me where the old train turns Past the fence of rust and fern You had a map with half the roads And a matchbook full of vanished codes I was tracing names in river stone Learning which way the wild things roam You said, “don’t ask the bridge to stay Some crossings change you on the way” [Pre-Chorus] Now every mile has a different shade Every locked gate leaves a mark we made [Chorus] Take the long way, leave the lights behind There’s a wider world on the other side If the compass breaks, let the north unwind I’ll follow the pull that you carry inside Take the long way, let the old ground move Nothing to prove, just something to lose When the road bends hard, i’ll be there in time You bring the courage, i’ll bring the rhyme [Verse 2] At the county line, the sirens slept While a freight of thunder slowly crept You drew a door on a paper sky Then folded it twice and asked me why I said, “some dreams need room to breathe” You said, “some roots grow underneath” So we crossed through fields of satellite snow Where the future hummed in a low green glow [Pre-Chorus] No sign could tell us what to become Still, your hand found mine when the doubt would come [Chorus] Take the long way, leave the lights behind There’s a wider world on the other side If the compass breaks, let the north unwind I’ll follow the pull that you carry inside Take the long way, let the old ground move Nothing to prove, just something to lose When the road bends hard, i’ll be there in time You bring the courage, i’ll bring the rhyme [Bridge] Maybe hope is a contraband flame Passed palm to palm without a name Maybe tomorrow is not a place But a door we build at our own pace [Final chorus] Take the long way, leave the lights behind There’s a wider world on the other side If the compass breaks, let the north unwind I’ll follow the pull that you carry inside Take the long way, let the old ground move Nothing to prove, just something to lose When the road bends hard, i’ll be there in time You bring the courage, i’ll bring the rhyme [Outro] Past the old train turn, past the border sign Your unknown horizon keeps opening mine
