[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
