Текст песни
[Verse 1] You drew a map on the back of a train ticket Folded the corners where the old roads split Said, “Every locked door has a second language” Then left your name where the signal dipped I found your message in a box of lost things A brass key, blue thread, one photograph No promise waiting at the end of it Just a little nerve and a wider path [Pre-Chorus] We don’t need a sign from the sky We can read the marks we find [Chorus] Take the long way, let the compass spin There’s a new world hiding under our skin If the ground moves, let it move us forward If the night bends, we’ll bend with it Take the long way, leave the old route cold Trade the fear we carried for a hand to hold No map can tell us what we’re becoming But I like the shape of where we’re going [Verse 2] At the border, a woman sold small planets Tin and silver hanging from a wire She said, “Pick the one that keeps its distance” I chose the blue one, you chose the fire A freight line groaned behind the market Dust rose gold around our shoes You laughed like someone breaking weather And I heard the future change its tune [Pre-Chorus] We don’t need a sign from the sky We can read the marks we find [Chorus] Take the long way, let the compass spin There’s a new world hiding under our skin If the ground moves, let it move us forward If the night bends, we’ll bend with it Take the long way, leave the old route cold Trade the fear we carried for a hand to hold No map can tell us what we’re becoming But I like the shape of where we’re going [Bridge] Maybe hope is not a doorway Maybe hope is learning how to turn Maybe every wrong direction Leaves a little more of us to learn [Muted Trumpet Interlude] [Final Chorus] Take the long way, let the compass spin There’s a new world opening under our skin When the ground moves, let it move us forward When the night bends, we’ll bend with it Take the long way, let the old road fade Every mile is something we have made No map can tell us what we’re becoming But I love the shape of where we’re going [Outro] I love the shape I love the shape Of where we’re going
