Northbound Project

Americana · Roots · Stories from the roadOpen Road Records

Chapter five · Lyrics

Northbound. · Track 09

Northern Lights

A night drive where distance, memory and the sky turn the journey inward.

Sometimes all you’re looking for is waiting deep inside.

Lyrics

Verse 1

A fading line of headlights Melting into rain The radio keeps whispering Someone else’s pain The miles don’t ask for answers They only lead the way Every turn behind me Looks smaller every day

Pre-Chorus

Leave the words unspoken Leave the past out there Some things find their meaning Floating in the air

Chorus

Under northern lights I can see again Not where I’ve been going Just where I have been Under northern lights Everything feels new Funny how the longest road Brings me back to you

Verse 2

An old sign at the crossroads Barely hanging on Still pointing somewhere westward Though half the paint is gone A coffee on the dashboard The first light in the sky Nothing feels forgotten Nothing asks me why

Pre-Chorus

Every quiet moment Every slowing mile Turns another memory Into something light

Chorus

Under northern lights I can see again Not where I’ve been going Just where I have been Under northern lights Everything feels new Funny how the longest road Brings me back to you

Bridge

Maybe every journey Starts before we know Maybe every ending Is another road If tomorrow finds me Further down the line I’ll still carry pieces Of every place and time

Final Chorus

Under northern lights I can see again Every mile behind me Makes me who I am Under northern lights The sky is open wide Sometimes all you’re looking for Is waiting deep inside Under northern lights…

Artist
Northbound Project
Written by
Martijn Kerssing
Produced by
Northbound Project, Open Road Records
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