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Causeway, 2AM lyrics
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Verse 1
Dash glow resting on my hands Mainland fades in the rearview glass Water to the left, water to the right Road laid thin through salt-air night Lamp, then a gap, then lamp again Small gold rooms with no one in them Tires find the seams and speak Ka-thum on two, ka-thum on four Phone face down, no map to chase A soft chord leans against the dash Warm wind slips through the door Mangrove breath along the shore
Chorus
Take the long way home tonight Let the causeway set the pace Water left and water right Let the city lose my face Take the long way home tonight No need to leave the moon
Verse 2
Home is where I mean to land Keys in the cup by the kitchen fan But some nights peace will not sit down It lives in the lane past the edge of town So I pass my exit, easy and slow Give the day one mile to let me go Red beacon blinking over the span Open, close, like a patient hand No one behind me, no one ahead Guardrails, water, windshield red I breathe where the city cannot reach Keep that quiet under my seat
Chorus
Take the long way home tonight Let the causeway set the pace Water left and water right Let the city lose my face Take the long way home tonight Past the red blink, past the blue When the mainland fills the glass Bring this quiet through the door Take the long way home tonight
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Dash glow resting on my hands Mainland fades in the rearview glass
Take the long way home tonight Let the causeway set the pace
Take the long way home tonight Let the causeway set the pace
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