The Alidade's Vow

[Intro]
[Verse]
Lay the brass flat
Where the dust sat
Trace the etched map
Close every gap
Wipe the dark stain
Wash out the pain
Hold the calipers tight
Under the moon's light
[Pre-Chorus]
Ink smudged on the rim
The cloisters grow dim
I carve a small line
To say you are mine
[Chorus]
Spin the alidade
In light and in shade
Find the polar star
However you are far
Fix the latitude high
In the velvet sky
By this circle of gold
Our secret is told
[Post-Chorus]
Ooh, the brass rings
Ooh, the heart sings
[Verse]
Scrape the verdigris
(Bring me to my knees)
Balance the weight
(Defying our fate)
Check the zenith's arc
(A flame from a spark)
Smooth the jagged edge
(My silent holy pledge)
Align the tropic line
(Our spirits entwine)
[Break]
[Bridge]
From the desert sand
To the abbey land
Geometry proves
What the spirit moves
Beyond the stone wall
I hear your quiet call
Through the astrolabe's eye
We never say goodbye
[Verse]
Tighten the center nut
Keep the casing shut
Hide the note inside
Where the shadows hide
Return it to the shelf
Keep it to yourself
A manual for the skies
Reflecting your eyes
[Chorus]
Spin the alidade
In light and in shade
Find the polar star
However you are far
Fix the latitude high
In the velvet sky
By this circle of gold
Our secret is told
[Post-Chorus]
Ooh, the brass rings
Ooh, the heart sings
[Interlude]
[Chorus]
Spin the alidade
In light and in shade
Find the polar star
However you are far
Fix the latitude high
In the velvet sky
By this circle of gold
Our secret is told
[Outro]