The Long Way Home

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Elina, you fold the morning into paper cranes Leave one by the window, one beside the trains Your coffee cools untouched while the whole house turns You carry little questions like a match that burns [Pre-Chorus] If the road keeps changing names You don't have to stay the same [Chorus] Elina, take the long way home tonight Past the old bookshop and the river bend in sight Every door you feared was only painted blue Elina, there is still a wider world for you [Verse 2] You keep a silver button from your father's coat A tiny piece of winter in the pocket of your throat When the plans fall through, you laugh and start again Drawing new directions on the back of an envelope [Pre-Chorus] Let the doubt fall where it may You can choose another day [Chorus] Elina, take the long way home tonight Past the old bookshop and the river bend in sight Every door you feared was only painted blue Elina, there is still a wider world for you [Bridge] And if the train pulls out before you reach the line There will be another one beneath the morning sign You are not the years you lost, or every wrong goodbye You are the hand that turns the key and tries [Final Chorus] Elina, take the long way home tonight Let the windows fill with fields and early light Every door you feared was only painted blue Elina, the wider world is waiting there for you [Outro] Elina, keep one paper crane For the place you haven't named