Take the Long Way

[Куплет 1] You trace the old footpath above the quarry lake Counting painted survey marks where the hillside starts to break A kestrel turns in silence, held steady by the blue You came to find a vanished line; the earth redrew it new [Предприпев] Every mile keeps changing shape Every map admits its mistakes [Припев] Take the long way, take the high ground Let the compass lose its mind There are places no one names yet Waiting past the marked-out line If the world can shift beneath us We can learn to shift in kind Take the long way, take the high ground Leave the smaller truth behind [Куплет 2] A rusted trail sign points toward a town that isn’t there Wild thyme folds around your boots and dust lifts through the air You find a ring of standing stones, each tilted toward the west No plaque explains their purpose, but your pulse supplies the rest [Предприпев] Every mile keeps changing shape Every map admits its mistakes [Припев] Take the long way, take the high ground Let the compass lose its mind There are places no one names yet Waiting past the marked-out line If the world can shift beneath us We can learn to shift in kind Take the long way, take the high ground Leave the smaller truth behind [Бридж] When the signal disappears And the measured path is gone Trust the pull beneath your feet Trust the place you’re moving toward [Final chorus] Take the long way, take the high ground Let the compass lose its mind There are places no one names yet Waiting past the marked-out line If the world can shift beneath us We can learn to shift in kind Take the long way, take the high ground Leave the smaller truth behind [Аутро] Leave the smaller truth behind Find the line we haven’t drawn