Two Norths

[Verse 1]
One needle favors the laugh in your chest
One keeps a promise you made when you were rested
Both turn beneath the glass, neither settles down
You take one step, and the map turns round

[Pre-Chorus]
You can’t pin a heart to a single degree
The hand keeps asking who you want to be

[Chorus]
Two norths in the compass, turning in my hand
One toward the joy I can’t command
One toward the good I said I’d stand for
Both keep moving, both ask for more
Two norths in the compass, no final line
I choose, then choose again in time

[Verse 2]
The old brass case warms against your palm
A good road bends; a bright road calls
You weigh the cost, then hear both names
No needle breaks, no needle stays

[Pre-Chorus]
You can’t pin a heart to a single degree
The hand keeps asking who you want to be

[Chorus]
Two norths in the compass, turning in my hand
One toward the joy I can’t command
One toward the good I said I’d stand for
Both keep moving, both ask for more
Two norths in the compass, no final line
I choose, then choose again in time

[Bridge]
If I follow pleasure, what do I leave?
If I follow duty, what do I grieve?
The needle trembles; the choice is still mine
I walk between them, one step at a time

[Final Chorus]
Two norths in the compass, turning in my hand
One toward the joy I can’t command
One toward the good I said I’d stand for
Both keep moving, both ask for more
Two norths in the compass, no final line
I choose, then choose again in time

[Outro]
Both keep moving
I keep choosing