The official music video for Gaelynn Lea‘s new single, “The Long Way Around,” was shot, directed, edited and produced by Dave Mehling in Duluth, with assistance in the shooting by Rachael Stigsell and Paul Tressler.

The line drawings are by Lee Zimmerman. The actor is Vlad Messing.

Gaelynn Lea: violin, vocals, lyrics, music
Alan Sparhawk: baritone guitar
Charlie Parr: resonator guitar
Jeremy Ylvisaker: electric guitar
David Mehling: electric guitar, harmonium, piano
Jason McGlone: synthesizer

Recorded and edited by Jake Larson at Sacred Heart Music Studio.

Edited and mixed by Tucker Martine at Flora Recording & Playback in Portland, Ore.

Mastered by Robert Hadley at Hadley Mastering in Los Angeles, Calif.
 

“The Long Way Around”

When two souls meet
And the whole world feels new
Shared moments sweet
All colors bright and true
And there is laughter
And there are good things growing everywhere
And I’m happy to be in this place with you
And I’m happy to be in this place

You let it out
You laid it all across the table
What’s this about?
And you’re making me unstable
And I don’t want to go down this road with you
No I don’t want to go down this road

I want to go
But I can’t, and I won’t
I’ll learn to sew
Up the wounds that I broke
Open with you
‘Cause I knew, and I chose
And I don’t feel at home in this world anymore
No don’t feel at home in this world

We rein it in
And there is better understanding
Nobody wins
When there is flight without the landing
And we learn
To keep our hearts in time
Try not to burn
The careful ties that bind us together
And I’m taking the long way around with you
I’m taking the long way around
And I’m happy to be in this place with you
And I’m taking the long way around