[Keep the original melody, vocal phrasing, song structure, and tempo as closely as possible.] [Intro] Neon lights beyond the window On a night bus through the dark Wide awake, I watched the city Somewhere past the map, a spark [Verse 1] We got off at an unknown station Breathed the morning, cold and clear Took the road with no directions Lost our way, but laughed our fears From an airplane, looking downward Saw a sea of clouds below No borders drawn across the planet Just one sky wherever we go [Pre-Chorus] What kind of view is waiting? Who will I become out there? I packed my fear inside my pocket But my heart was already there [Chorus] Around the world, we held the Earth so close Spoke of dreams in words we barely knew Around the world, through every tear and smile All the moments turned to something true Night buses, airplanes, Buses on the long road home Late-night carbohydrates Shared beneath a foreign moon I won’t forget it No, I’ll never let it go The world is calling us again [Verse 2] Rainy markets, fragrant spices Old streets glowing in the sun Deserts stretching past the horizon Frozen mountains, one by one Blue horizons, deep as oceans Colors no photograph can hold Even words could never tell it So I keep it in my soul [Pre-Chorus 2] I learned the meaning of returning When I wandered far away And when I finally came back home I knew I’d never be the same [Chorus] Around the world, we held the Earth so close Every face became a story we could tell Around the world, the doubts and loneliness Turned into the strength that carried us so well Night buses in the midnight rain Airplane trails across the sky Promises beside a bus stop Still remain, they never die What kind of view is waiting? There’s no answer we can know That’s why we keep on moving That’s the only way to grow [Bridge] We took the wrong road more than once Left our bags and lost our way Sometimes our hearts were close to breaking Still, the Earth kept turning every day Someone from a distant country Gave us words we won’t forget “Until we meet again someday” And those words are with us yet [Build Up] Across the night Across the sea Beyond the words Beyond the dreams To the ones we used to be We wave goodbye and face the dawn A brand-new morning A brand-new song [Final Chorus] Around the world, we held the Earth so close Every unknown place was calling out our names Around the world, it wasn’t truly over Coming home was where the next life came Night buses, airplanes, Buses on the long road home All those nights of carbohydrates Now are living in this song Around the world, toward the places yet unseen What kind of view is waiting there for us? Around the world, we’ll turn the page together Draw the future with our own two hands We found it at the edge of the Earth The starting line we couldn’t see So let this song rise higher Let it reach across the sea [Outro] Neon lights beyond the window Morning breaking through the dark The journey may be over But the next one starts right here.
