[Verse 1] You pull me east with a paper map I turn back west when the road goes black One hand reaches, one hand retreats Two different truths in the same heartbeat You say, “Stay,” while the doorway calls I count the cracks running up these walls I want the harbor, I want the tide I want your hand and the open wide [Pre-Chorus] I keep both answers under my tongue Afraid to choose, afraid to be wrong [Chorus] My heart is a compass spinning in the rain Pointing toward you, then away again I’m caught between the leaving and the stay Between the words I mean and what I say If I choose one road, another disappears So I hold both directions close to here My heart keeps pulling, pulling me apart Two roads running through one heart [Verse 2] Your coffee cools beside the kitchen sink I hear the train before I let myself think You fold my jacket across the chair Like leaving is already waiting there I know the comfort of your familiar room The blue chipped bowl, the late-afternoon But somewhere past the last familiar sign A version of me is asking for time [Pre-Chorus] I keep both answers under my tongue Afraid to choose, afraid to be wrong [Chorus] My heart is a compass spinning in the rain Pointing toward you, then away again I’m caught between the leaving and the stay Between the words I mean and what I say If I choose one road, another disappears So I hold both directions close to here My heart keeps pulling, pulling me apart Two roads running through one heart [Bridge] Maybe love is not a locked front door Maybe leaving doesn’t erase before Maybe I can miss you and still move Maybe both things can be true [Final Chorus] My heart is a compass, learning how to turn Not every answer has to be discerned I can love you and still make my way I can feel the fear and go anyway If I choose this road, I’ll carry what we were The small blue bowl, your coat, the warmth we shared My heart keeps pulling, but I’ll hear its part Two roads running through one heart [Outro] You pull me east The open road calls I take one breath And walk through it all
