Laura Jane Scott - The Librarian lyrics

I know the distance it takes to sail around the world I've done it many times on seas of Van Gogh green And every night with certainty the stars descend around the hull like fireflies It's no surprise I'm here tonight Holding out hope for a change in the tide Painted windows on the skyline Sail me off this empty island I'll be home before you know it I'll be home before you know I'm gone I know the secret waves that lap around the world The mermaids sing of them as they brush their hair with coral Where every lighthouse sends a beam like Roman columns to a city down below And this I know: to plunge down and breathe Is more than possible if you believe Painted windows on the skyline Sail me off this empty island I'll be home before you know it I'll be home before you know I'm gone La la la la (8x) I know the distance it takes to sail around the world I've done it many times behind my knotted desk In quiet service to the stories I collect Until it's time to close and go home for the night Without the pirates Without the sirens Without the love notes in bottles at sea Waiting for someone Waiting for someone like me Painted windows on the skyline Sail me off this empty island I'll be home before you know it I'll be home before you know I'm gone Painted windows on the skyline Sail me off this empty island I'll be home before you know it I'll be home before you know I'm gone