Take The Long Way Home – English Lyrics

• By: Faithless

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I lift you off the earth mundane and glum

Out the solar system, way past the sun

Till all the fear in your heart is gone, and so on

Walking through the world with no pressure

Inner peace beyond measure

I was leaving wherever I came in

When a man said, stop

I wanna have what you have

And get what you got

I got it sleeping rough on the streets in the rain

I got it learning to share my people's pain

I got it making flowers grow in hearts of stone

I got it 'cos I always took the long way home

I got it 'cos I always took the long way home

I've been walking trough the world with no pressure

Air's fresher, full of vigour, life becomes my mirror

The further I go the more I know

Oh yeah, wherever the wind blow I'll be there

Turned up in places that I never intended to go

And so ended my youth, I once depended on proof

Now I'm in the flow, there I things I know beyond knowing

I've never seen a seed growing, I was going back home

When a man said, stop

I wanna have what you have

And get what you got

I got it sleeping rough on the streets in the rain

I got it learning to share my people's pain

I got it making flowers grow in hearts of stone

I got it 'cos I always took the long way home

I got it 'cos I always took the long way home

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
earth /ɜːθ/ A1	noun - the planet we live on
mundane /ˈmʌn.dən/ B2	adjective - lacking excitement; ordinary
glum /ɡlʌm/ B2	adjective - sad and gloomy
solar /ˈsəʊ.lər/ B2	adjective - relating to the sun
system /ˈsɪs.təm/ B1	noun - a set of connected things forming a complex whole
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star at the centre of our solar system
fear /fɪər/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by danger or threat verb - to be afraid of
heart /hɑːt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood; the centre of emotions
pressure /ˈpreʃ.ər/ B1	noun - the force exerted on something
peace /piːs/ A2	noun - freedom from war or disturbance
leaving /ˈliː.vɪŋ/ B1	verb - to go away from a place
streets /striːts/ A2	noun - public roads in a city
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water that falls from clouds verb - to fall as rain
flowers /ˈflaʊ.ərz/ A1	noun - the blooming part of a plant
stone /stoʊn/ A1	noun - a hard piece of rock
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
vigour /ˈvɪɡ.ər/ C1	noun - physical strength and good health
mirror /ˈmɪr.ər/ B1	noun - a reflective surface that forms an image