True North

Verse 1 Kitchen light, quarter to two Your shadow leaning on the wall We said we’d give it time to move Like time was moving us at all You were tracing circles on the counter I was staring at the floor Somewhere in the quiet I knew what I couldn’t ignore Pre-Chorus I kept adjusting my direction Just to keep us both at ease Chorus In the low night It hit me slow Loving you Shouldn’t cost my soul I can stay But I can’t bend Every truth To make it fit Somewhere between holding on And letting go I felt my true north Verse 2 We were careful with our language Like honesty might bruise the air Both of us protecting Something neither would repair And I don’t think you meant to break me We just wore each other thin Sometimes love keeps asking For more than you have left to give Pre-Chorus I let the silence settle Let it say what I wouldn’t Chorus In the low night It hit me slow Loving you Shouldn’t cost my soul I can stay But not disappear I won’t trade My steady for fear Somewhere between holding on And letting go I found my true north Bridge (drop drums, intimate vocal) Maybe strength is walking softly When your heart wants to run Maybe choosing your own direction Isn’t losing someone I don’t hate you I don’t blame you But I won’t redraw the sky Final Chorus (harmony lift, not louder) In the low night I saw it clear Love can live Without the fear If it’s real It won’t distort The quiet pull Of true north Outro — airy guitar, no chant repetition In the low night… (guitar answers vocal)