True North (Live)

They say it’s a cold place
Icy and grey
With a wind that cuts through
Marrow and bone
I’ve heard the earth cracks open wide
Before your eyes and might
Swallow you whole
They say you can get lost for days
In landscapes of big emotions
In the endless night when the sun doesn’t care
To crawl out of bed behind the oceans

We never learned to use a compass
We never learned to read these maps
We always yearned for far-off countries
We never found a straight way back
And it’s a miracle
A miracle

We found true north
True north

They say it’s an old place
With ancient tales
Of violence and war
Passion and soul
But I’ve seen the West bleed into the East
Like a slow breeze
Blowing ripples of hope
And I know I could get lost for life
Inside these stories I’ve heard
‘Cause it all just shows that what we know
Is just the tip, the tip, the tip of the iceberg

We never learned to use a compass
We never learned to read these maps
We always yearned for far-off countries
We never found a straight way back
And it’s a miracle
A miracle

We found true north
True north

Poison racing through my veins
A sordid pull to the insane
A constant gravity to change
And I don’t know where to go

Paris breaths beneath my feet
Thirsty skin against concrete
My sacred heart misleading me
And I don’t know where to go
No, I don’t know where to go

I could go home to my love
And live the life I’ve always wanted
Or I could go on running off
Into the night, lonely and haunted
And the strange thing is
I don’t know which I prefer
As I sit here and watch the sun set on Sacre Couer

Paris falls under my eyes
History against one life
My sacred heart’s on no-one’s side
And I don’t know where to go
No, I don’t know where to go

I could go home to my love
And live the life I’ve always wanted
Or I could go on running off
Into the night, lonely and haunted
And the strange thing is
I don’t know which I prefer
As I sit here and watch the sun set

I could go home to my love
And live the life I’ve always wanted
Or I could go on running off
Into the night, lonely and haunted
I could go home to my love
It’s all there if I want it
But the sad thing is
I don’t know which I prefer
As I sit here and watch the sun set on Sacre Coeur

I’ve never been back to where I dropped my voice
Along with the will to break through
The wall of scuffling girls and boys
In the merciless jungle of youth

My, my, my
I’m cold and warm
I’m whole, I’m torn
I’m dead, I’m new-born
My, my, my
I can’t be sure
If I’m in love or at war
’Cause I’ve never been in love
And I’ve never been at war
Before

It’s taken me this long to get this far
And connect all the dots between my thoughts
The true language of a grown man’s heart
Is a battle with kisses and swords

My, my, my
I’m cold and warm
I’m whole, I’m torn
I’m dead, I’m new-born
My, my, my
I can’t be sure
If I’m in love or at war
’Cause I’ve never been in love
And I’ve never been at war
Before

My teacher at 5
She said I very rarely smiled
And it’s true I was a sensitive child
I’d suffered no harm
I just felt safer at home with my mum
‘Cause the world felt too overwhelming and wild

And to this day
I’m still funny that way
Many people have said
I live inside my own head
They think I’m lost and blue

But they should see me
When I’m in love
When I light up
The darkest night
They should see me
When I take off
Into the sky
Yeah, they should see me
When I take off…

Around school at 16
They might have thought me an ice queen
And it’s true I didn’t beg for company
My eyes weren’t closed
I was just a bit shy and self-controlled
Still unsure of these puzzling forces in me

And to this day
I’m still awkward that way
Many people have asked
Many times in the past
Girl, are you lost and blue?

But they should see me
When I’m in love
When I light up
The darkest night
They should see me
When I take off
Into the sky
Yeah, they should see me

When I take off…

If you ever pass by where I used to live
And should you bump in to the man I was with
Back when I didn’t know what to believe
Please, will you tell him from me

That I loved him with every beat of my heart
I’d tremble with longing when we were apart
Oh, I’d ache to pull him in close
I don’t think he knows

The last thing I heard he was losing his job
I guess they’d found out that he rarely turned up
He hated it there only stayed for me
Please, will you make him believe

That I always thought you should follow your dreams
However hard and uncertain it seems
I’d have loved him whatever he chose
I don’t think he knows

I lives grew apart, it’s been just over a year
For reasons I can’t really tell you about here
Love wasn’t nearly enough in the end
Please, will you tell him again

That I hurt myself more than I ever hurt him
I wasn’t as distant and cold as I seemed
I was lost all the way into my bones
I don’t think he knows

When the dust had settled he moved on as well
He found a new girl that he loved, I could tell
And my mind started wandering jealously
Please, will you ask him from me

If really he thought that I was the one
Or were we just sharing some time on the run
Did he love me with peace and with hope
I don’t really know…

There are faces, there are smiles, so many teeth, too many arms and legs
And eyes and flashing buttons all around me
I’m a-watching, I’m a-breathing, I’m a-pushing, I’m a wishing
That these walls would not be talking quite so loudly
I have lost it once before I’ve pulled myself up from the floor
And I am looking for a reason to stay standing
But sometimes it’s just too much or not enough or something else
It’s so much bigger than my head, it’s too demanding

Sometimes the fastest way to get there is to go slow
And sometimes if you wanna hold on you got to let go

I’m gonna close my eyes
And count to ten
I’m gonna close my eyes
And when I open them again
Everything will make sense to me then

I have met so many people, we’ve exchanged so many words
We’ve said it all and we’ve said nothing but it’s changed us
I have know a lot of men, some were lovers, some were friends
But all together were they merely passing strangers?
They’ll control you with their silence, they’ll control you with their words
And you’ll control them with your body’s coded signals
In the wild, entangled gardens of our insecurities
We lose our heads into eachother’s hidden pitfalls

Sometimes the fastest way to get there is to go slow
And sometimes if you wanna hold on you got to let go

I’m gonna close my eyes
And count to ten
I’m gonna close my eyes
And when I open them again
Everything will make sense to me then

1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-ten…

I should let it go
This dream that haunts my every waking hour
I already know
That fulfilling it is way beyond my power

The end credits are rolling
Stage lights fading to black
The most reckless gamblers are folding
And the fiercest generals are pulling back

Still my heart is full of hope
Yes, my heart is full of hope
Oh, my heart is full of hope
Yes, my heart is full of

When the tears start falling on my pillow
In the wee hours of the night
Know that it’s not you that cause my eyes to fill, no
I just float off to the deep end of my life

When my eyes drift off into the horizon
And my hand seems to loosen its hold
Know that it’s not you that send my thoughts a-roaming
I’m just overwhelmed with the affection I’m shown
That you show

’Cause there’s love all around me
And there’s love all around me
And there’s nothing to keep me from falling
And drowning in it

So when the tears start falling on my pillow
And there seems no reason for this blues
Know that it’s not you that cause my eyes to spill, no
There’s just so much in this life I’m scared to lose

’Cause there’s love all around me
And there’s love all around me
And there’s nothing to keep me from falling
And drowning…

Oh, when lovers meet
A crowded bar
To an empty street
He takes her arm
She shuts her eyes
Who would’ve thought that we could reach these heights

Oh, when lovers part
With each a half of a broken heart
And hopeless tears
From eyelashes leap
Who would’ve thought that we could fall so deep

Heaven and hell
Hand in hand

Oh, when lovers dance
With carefull feet and curious hands
The rythms grow
From hidden depths
Who would’ve thought that we would know these steps

Oh, when lovers meet
Soft kisses on a blushing cheek
Our touches ask
What no-one knows
Why even love like this comes and goes

Heaven and hell
Cheek to cheek

Heaven and hell
Side by side

Lost in cheap delirium
Searching the neon lights
I move carefully
Sink in the city aquarium
Sing in the key of night
As they’re watching me

Take me somewhere we can be alone
Make me somewhere I can call a home
‘Cause lately I’ve been losing on my own

Wrapped in silent elegance
Beautifully broken down
As illusions burst
Too late to learn from experience
Too late to wonder how
To finish first

Take me somewhere we can be alone
Make me somewhere I can call a home
‘Cause lately I’ve been losing on my own

Won’t you take me home…

Goodbye to pages turned
Diaries burnt
Lessons hard earnt

Goodbye to rusted ideas
That fell to an army of fears
Salt from dried tears
From a choir no one hears

Let it flow down the river
The river of what’s been
Deep as a mirror
The river pulls you in
Don’t let the river pull you in

Goodbye to landscapes of time
Against the shoreline of the mind
Magnet and iron
In heavenly design
The puzzle of time

Let it flow down the river
The river of what’s been
Deep as a mirror
The river pulls you in
Don’t let the river pull you in

Driving up the coast
Eyes on the road
Nowhere in particular to go
Eyes on the road

You ask me what’s my philosophy
And I say ”Well, there is one thing I know about being happy:
It’s not about taming your pain and your fear and your enemy
You gotta let’em all loose and surrender to life’s uncertainty
Eyes on the road”

The road…

She quoted one of my saddest songs
The day she broke your sacred heart
She said ”I don’t know which I prefer: to stay or go
But I’ve decided on the road”

You ask me what is my advice
And it’s true I’ve been down this road once or twice
And there are things you can’t change and defeats you can’t deny
And you’ll waste your time and your life and your love if you try
Eyes on the road

The road…