The Compass Spins

Instrumental Intro

Verse 1

The harbour lights are folding into grey

I count the years like coins along the rail

My father drew these maps in pencil lines

He never said the sea would take his name

Pre-Chorus

And I have carried every word he spoke

Tied to a mast of promises and rope

Chorus

Sail me out

Sail me out

Where the water learns my name

Sail me out

Sail me out

I am not afraid to go

I am not afraid to go

Verse 2

My brother keeps a photograph of us

Two boys who thought the tide was something small

He calls me when the winter gets too loud

We talk in circles round the things we lost

Pre-Chorus

And I have carried every word he spoke

Tied to a mast of promises and rope

Chorus

Sail me out

Sail me out

Where the water learns my name

Sail me out

Sail me out

I am not afraid to go

Bridge

So let the rope go slack

Let the compass spin

I was always meant to drift

I was always meant to drift

Guitar Solo

Chorus

Sail me out

Sail me out

Where the water learns my name

Sail me out

Sail me out

I am not afraid to go

I am not afraid to go

Instrumental Outro