Cardinal Directions
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โฑ๏ธ 4:01 duration
๐ ID: 9520607
๐ Lyrics
I split the atom of one second
Choosing history's lathe
Each word summons now the next
A master to his slave
Countless links
Within some silent chain
And time becomes the sediment that drifts to algae
Divorced from comets' trains
In the East, a reflection
Of the Western sunset
North, South, pole to pole
Turn back in regret
And to the East I might stumble
To the West I would crawl
And if North is the winter
Then South is the fall
And if I had my way, I'd make the clock rewind
I'd live again that moment, though I know I'll never find
The future that I missed, a parallel line
Where the world would be so bright that it could make us all go blind
And if I had my day, there's so much I'd reclaim
The sanctity of motion, the neverending rain
The cardinal directions, all pointing to the past
Where realities converge, and for a moment, we're the same
And magnets spin the compass
In an embryonic flame
Somewhere is the promise
Of an uncharted trail
With seven hundred branching limbs
And seven hundred ways to fail
To the East, a reflection
Of the new moon in the West
Her timeless watch is quiet
Over tides of her unrest
To the North is the current
Of a man breathing out
Giving birth to the breeze
To be inhaled in the South
And if I had my way, I'd make the clock rewind
I'd live again that moment, though I know I'll never find
The future that I missed, a parallel line
Where the world would be so bright that it could make us all go blind
And if I had my day, there's so much I'd reclaim
The sanctity of motion, the neverending rain
The cardinal directions, all pointing to the past
Where realities converge, and for a moment, we're the same
Same as always
Same as always
And if I had my way, I'd make the clock rewind
I'd live again that moment, though I know I'll never find
The future that I missed, a parallel line
Where the world would be so bright that it could make us all go blind
And if I had my day, there's so much I'd reclaim
The sanctity of motion, the neverending rain
The cardinal directions, all pointing to the past
Where realities converge, and for a moment, we're the same
Choosing history's lathe
Each word summons now the next
A master to his slave
Countless links
Within some silent chain
And time becomes the sediment that drifts to algae
Divorced from comets' trains
In the East, a reflection
Of the Western sunset
North, South, pole to pole
Turn back in regret
And to the East I might stumble
To the West I would crawl
And if North is the winter
Then South is the fall
And if I had my way, I'd make the clock rewind
I'd live again that moment, though I know I'll never find
The future that I missed, a parallel line
Where the world would be so bright that it could make us all go blind
And if I had my day, there's so much I'd reclaim
The sanctity of motion, the neverending rain
The cardinal directions, all pointing to the past
Where realities converge, and for a moment, we're the same
And magnets spin the compass
In an embryonic flame
Somewhere is the promise
Of an uncharted trail
With seven hundred branching limbs
And seven hundred ways to fail
To the East, a reflection
Of the new moon in the West
Her timeless watch is quiet
Over tides of her unrest
To the North is the current
Of a man breathing out
Giving birth to the breeze
To be inhaled in the South
And if I had my way, I'd make the clock rewind
I'd live again that moment, though I know I'll never find
The future that I missed, a parallel line
Where the world would be so bright that it could make us all go blind
And if I had my day, there's so much I'd reclaim
The sanctity of motion, the neverending rain
The cardinal directions, all pointing to the past
Where realities converge, and for a moment, we're the same
Same as always
Same as always
And if I had my way, I'd make the clock rewind
I'd live again that moment, though I know I'll never find
The future that I missed, a parallel line
Where the world would be so bright that it could make us all go blind
And if I had my day, there's so much I'd reclaim
The sanctity of motion, the neverending rain
The cardinal directions, all pointing to the past
Where realities converge, and for a moment, we're the same
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:14.75] I split the atom of one second
[00:33.09] Choosing history's lathe
[00:34.84] Each word summons now the next
[00:37.59] A master to his slave
[00:38.47] Countless links
[00:40.28] Within some silent chain
[00:41.18] And time becomes the sediment that drifts to algae
[00:43.90] Divorced from comets' trains
[00:46.63] In the East, a reflection
[00:48.47] Of the Western sunset
[00:50.36] North, South, pole to pole
[00:53.06] Turn back in regret
[00:53.91] And to the East I might stumble
[00:56.64] To the West I would crawl
[00:58.52] And if North is the winter
[01:00.37] Then South is the fall
[01:02.11] And if I had my way, I'd make the clock rewind
[01:04.85] I'd live again that moment, though I know I'll never find
[01:10.39] The future that I missed, a parallel line
[01:13.94] Where the world would be so bright that it could make us all go blind
[01:17.69] And if I had my day, there's so much I'd reclaim
[01:22.25] The sanctity of motion, the neverending rain
[01:25.86] The cardinal directions, all pointing to the past
[01:29.41] Where realities converge, and for a moment, we're the same
[01:38.68] And magnets spin the compass
[01:40.47] In an embryonic flame
[01:41.39] Somewhere is the promise
[01:43.11] Of an uncharted trail
[01:45.90] With seven hundred branching limbs
[01:47.72] And seven hundred ways to fail
[01:49.59] To the East, a reflection
[01:51.36] Of the new moon in the West
[01:53.12] Her timeless watch is quiet
[01:54.93] Over tides of her unrest
[01:57.75] To the North is the current
[01:59.50] Of a man breathing out
[02:01.31] Giving birth to the breeze
[02:03.14] To be inhaled in the South
[02:09.50] And if I had my way, I'd make the clock rewind
[02:11.34] I'd live again that moment, though I know I'll never find
[02:15.92] The future that I missed, a parallel line
[02:19.67] Where the world would be so bright that it could make us all go blind
[02:23.21] And if I had my day, there's so much I'd reclaim
[02:26.83] The sanctity of motion, the neverending rain
[02:30.52] The cardinal directions, all pointing to the past
[02:35.03] Where realities converge, and for a moment, we're the same
[02:39.61] Same as always
[02:40.54] Same as always
[03:14.08] And if I had my way, I'd make the clock rewind
[03:18.60] I'd live again that moment, though I know I'll never find
[03:22.28] The future that I missed, a parallel line
[03:25.88] Where the world would be so bright that it could make us all go blind
[03:30.45] And if I had my day, there's so much I'd reclaim
[03:34.14] The sanctity of motion, the neverending rain
[03:37.79] The cardinal directions, all pointing to the past
[03:41.44] Where realities converge, and for a moment, we're the same
[03:56.71]
[00:33.09] Choosing history's lathe
[00:34.84] Each word summons now the next
[00:37.59] A master to his slave
[00:38.47] Countless links
[00:40.28] Within some silent chain
[00:41.18] And time becomes the sediment that drifts to algae
[00:43.90] Divorced from comets' trains
[00:46.63] In the East, a reflection
[00:48.47] Of the Western sunset
[00:50.36] North, South, pole to pole
[00:53.06] Turn back in regret
[00:53.91] And to the East I might stumble
[00:56.64] To the West I would crawl
[00:58.52] And if North is the winter
[01:00.37] Then South is the fall
[01:02.11] And if I had my way, I'd make the clock rewind
[01:04.85] I'd live again that moment, though I know I'll never find
[01:10.39] The future that I missed, a parallel line
[01:13.94] Where the world would be so bright that it could make us all go blind
[01:17.69] And if I had my day, there's so much I'd reclaim
[01:22.25] The sanctity of motion, the neverending rain
[01:25.86] The cardinal directions, all pointing to the past
[01:29.41] Where realities converge, and for a moment, we're the same
[01:38.68] And magnets spin the compass
[01:40.47] In an embryonic flame
[01:41.39] Somewhere is the promise
[01:43.11] Of an uncharted trail
[01:45.90] With seven hundred branching limbs
[01:47.72] And seven hundred ways to fail
[01:49.59] To the East, a reflection
[01:51.36] Of the new moon in the West
[01:53.12] Her timeless watch is quiet
[01:54.93] Over tides of her unrest
[01:57.75] To the North is the current
[01:59.50] Of a man breathing out
[02:01.31] Giving birth to the breeze
[02:03.14] To be inhaled in the South
[02:09.50] And if I had my way, I'd make the clock rewind
[02:11.34] I'd live again that moment, though I know I'll never find
[02:15.92] The future that I missed, a parallel line
[02:19.67] Where the world would be so bright that it could make us all go blind
[02:23.21] And if I had my day, there's so much I'd reclaim
[02:26.83] The sanctity of motion, the neverending rain
[02:30.52] The cardinal directions, all pointing to the past
[02:35.03] Where realities converge, and for a moment, we're the same
[02:39.61] Same as always
[02:40.54] Same as always
[03:14.08] And if I had my way, I'd make the clock rewind
[03:18.60] I'd live again that moment, though I know I'll never find
[03:22.28] The future that I missed, a parallel line
[03:25.88] Where the world would be so bright that it could make us all go blind
[03:30.45] And if I had my day, there's so much I'd reclaim
[03:34.14] The sanctity of motion, the neverending rain
[03:37.79] The cardinal directions, all pointing to the past
[03:41.44] Where realities converge, and for a moment, we're the same
[03:56.71]