Текст песни
[Куплет 1] You left a paper map inside the library book A folded little coastline with a crooked blue hook I traced the harbor slowly, where the ink had worn thin And found a note that simply said, “begin again.” [Припев] So i took the long way home Past the bridge of painted stone With your map inside my coat And a new name for the road If the compass loses north I’ll let the quiet pull me forth Somewhere past the old unknown I’ll take the long way home [Куплет 2] A tailor on rua verde pinned a silver thread She fixed the tear i carried in the sleeve of my head The radio was laughing from a shop across the square A child released three paper birds into the air [Припев] So i took the long way home Past the bridge of painted stone With your map inside my coat And a new name for the road If the compass loses north I’ll let the quiet pull me forth Somewhere past the old unknown I’ll take the long way home [Бридж] Maybe every leaving has a door behind the door Maybe what we’re searching for was waiting by the shore I won’t ask the tide to promise where it’s going to flow I’ll just keep one hand open, and i’ll follow where it goes [Final chorus] Now i take the long way home Past the bridge of painted stone With your map inside my coat And a new name for the road If the compass loses north I’ll let the quiet pull me forth Somewhere past the old unknown I’ll take the long way home [Аутро] The map is soft with folding The harbor fades to gold I walk beyond the border And leave the rest untold
