Текст песни
[Verse 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.” [Chorus] 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 [Verse 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 [Chorus] 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 [Bridge] 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 [Outro] The map is soft with folding The harbor fades to gold I walk beyond the border And leave the rest untold
