They say It’s a cold place Icy and grey With the wind that cuts through Marrow and bone
And I’ve heard the earth cracks Open wide Before your eyes And might swallow you whole
And they say you can get lost For days in landscapes Of big emotions
In the endless night When the sun doesn’t care To crawl out of bed behind the oceans
We never learned to use the compass We never learned to read these maps We always yearn for far off countries We never found a straight way back And it’s a miracle Yeah it’s a miracle We found true north True north True north True north Yeah
They say It’s an old place With ancient tales of violence and war Passion and soul
And I’ve seen the West Bleed into the East Like a slow breeze With the ripples of old
And I know I could get lost for life Inside these stories I’ve heard
Cause it all just shows That what we know It’s just the tip, the tip, the tip of the iceberg
We never learned to use the compass We never learned to read these maps We always yearn for far off countries We never found a straight way back And it’s a miracle Yeah it’s a miracle
We found true north True north True north
We found true north True north True north True True
They say it’s a cold place Icy and grey with the wind that Cuts through marrow and bone But here’s my true north, my storm my ocean, my wave, my anchor, And my new home