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53 Steps Lyrics by Rachel Platten

Be Here

2011

[Verse 1]
I am fifty-three steps from my apartment
I've memorized the cracks that age the road
I couldn't quite grasp what my heart meant
But I think that it was telling me to go

[Pre-Chorus]
Now I'm going up, down, spinning round
Trying to communicate
But these words aren't quite what I'm trying to say
I'm coming close, close, close
I feel it in my toes, toes, toes

[Chorus]
There's a light that shines when I'm on the road
There's a brand new sky that I need to go
I'm reading signs, signs, signs
And I'm, I'm, I'm seeing patterns in the snow
As the road leads me into the great unknown

[Verse 2]
Seventeen blocks from the station
And forty-eight stops from the coast
I could jump with all my clothes on in the ocean
And let the water rock me in her throws

[Pre-Chorus]
And go up, down, spin round
Leave it up to fate
Like some sailor finding comfort in the waves
I'm coming close, close, close
I feel it in my toes, toes, toes

[Chorus]
There's a light that shines when I'm on the road
There's a brand new sky where I need to go
I'm reading signs, signs, signs
And I'm, I'm, I'm seeing patterns in the snow
As I walk into the great unknown

[Verse 3]
I feel it in my toes, I know I'm coming close
So I'll leave this old town with her saints and her ghosts
I'm coming close, close, close
The signs say I need to go, go, go

[Chorus]
There's a light that shines when I'm on the road
There's a brand new sky where I need to go
I'm reading signs, signs, signs
And I'm, I'm, I'm seeing patterns in the snow
As I walk into the great unknown

[Outro]
As I walk into the great unknown
As I walk into the great unknown
Credits
Rachel Platten

Rachel Platten

About “53 Steps” by Rachel Platten

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"53 Steps" is credited to Rachel Platten. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"53 Steps" appears on "Be Here" in 2011.

Visit the Rachel Platten artist page at /artist/rachel-platten for biography, popular tracks, and links to more lyric pages.

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