North Star Stave

[Verse 1] I carved it small in ash On the inside of my sleeve Black lines on my palm When the road turned mean I took the fog for a friend Till the trail got thin and cold Then I found that sign again Burning quiet, holding gold [Pre-Chorus] When the ice took the map And the dark took my name I held that mark to my chest And I felt it say [Chorus] Vegvísir, keep me true Vegvísir, lead me through If I drift, pull me back To the road I always knew Vegvísir, hold my hand Vegvísir, where I stand Through the storm and the miles You remind me where I am [Verse 2] By the harbor stones at dusk I traced it with my thumb Salt on my coat, rough wind But my feet still found the sum Of every wrong turn I made Every door I nearly missed Your old promise in the grain A guide inside the fist [Pre-Chorus] When the ice took the map And the dark took my name I held that mark to my chest And I felt it say [Chorus] Vegvísir, keep me true Vegvísir, lead me through If I drift, pull me back To the road I always knew Vegvísir, hold my hand Vegvísir, where I stand Through the storm and the miles You remind me where I am [Bridge] Not a crown, not a prize Just a sign in my skin When the whole world goes white You are still pointing in So I follow, so I follow Past the fear, past the flood Little mark, iron heart Little compass made of blood [Final Chorus] Vegvísir, keep me true Vegvísir, lead me through If I drift, pull me back To the road I always knew Vegvísir, hold my hand Vegvísir, where I stand Through the storm and the miles You remind me where I am