True North

	  		


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   They say it's a cold place 
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Icy and grey 
              
With a wind that cuts through 
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Marrow and bone 
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I've heard the earth cracks open wide 
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    Before your eyes and might 
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Swallow you whole 
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They say you can get lost for days 
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In landscapes of big emotions 
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In the endless night when the sun doesn't care 
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To crawl out of bed behind the oceans 
       
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We never learned to use a compass 
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We never learned to read these maps 
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We always yearned for far-off countries 
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We never found a straight way back 
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And it's a miracle 
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A miracle 


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  We found true north 
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 True north 
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 True north 
  
  
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Em        Cadd9 
   They say it's an old place 
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With ancient tales 

Of violence and war 
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Passion and soul 
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But I've seen the West bleed into the East 
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Like a slow breeze 
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Blowing ripples of hope 
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And I know I could get lost for life 
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Inside these stories I've heard 
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'Cause it all just shows that what we know 
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Is just the tip, the tip, the tip of the iceberg 

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We never learned to use a compass 
          Cadd9 
We never learned to read these maps 
              Em 
We always yearned for far-off countries 
         Em 
We never found a straight way back 
                Am 
And it's a miracle 
       Am 
A miracle 
              Em  Cadd9 
We found true north 
     Em Cadd9 
True north 
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        True