Track Insight / Lyrics
Attic window frames the dawn
Morning breaks on courier worn
Letters stacked in leather case
Time etches lines upon his face
I point true when skies turn gray
True north holds the steady way
Needle swings but knows the lay
True north brings the light of day
Salt air rusted through my hinge
Gales once tested every fringe
Ship logs marked my faithful turn
Now I serve where candles burn
I point true when skies turn gray
True north holds the steady way
Needle swings but knows the lay
True north brings the light of day
Courier lifts his roughened hand
Traces glass where fractures stand
Breath clouds warm on frozen brass
Dawn arrives but shadows pass
I point true when skies turn gray
True north holds the steady way
Needle swings but knows the lay
True north brings the light of day
Map lines blur in tired eyes
He seeks towns that ceased to be
Roads dissolve in mist and rain
Only I know what remains
No lantern room, no crashing tide
Just attic beams spread open wide
My card still turns on jeweled pin
True north lives beneath my skin
Sun climbs higher, warms the floor
Courier stands, opens the door
Slips me in his coat pocket
Where heartbeat wakes me from my sleep
I point true when skies turn gray
True north holds the steady way
Needle swings but knows the lay
True north brings the light of day
True north, true north, stay
Brass warms slow in morning light
Needle settles, points true north