Magnetic North

[Intro]
[Verse]
Found it in the lining
Of a wool coat dying
Smelling like old rain
And a name I can't explain
A Maxell ninety-minute shell
With a story left to tell
Handwritten in blue ink
Right on the jagged brink
[Pre-Chorus]
I put the plastic in the tray
To hear the ghosts begin to play
The tape hiss starts to rise
Behind my tired eyes
[Chorus]
Who were you then?
Before the world grew cold and thin
Was this a heart you tried to win?
Oh, I'm listening now
High above the city sound
To the secret that you found
Twenty years underground
[Verse]
Track four is a slow burn
Waiting for a love to return
You can hear the needle skip
On a heart you let slip
Did you wear this on the train?
Did you hum it in the rain?
You’re a stranger in my room
Breaking through the gloom
[Pre-Chorus]
I feel the static on my skin
Wondering where you might have been
The piano starts to weep
While the rest of us sleep
[Chorus]
Who were you then?
Before the world grew cold and thin
Was this a heart you tried to win?
Oh, I'm listening now
High above the city sound
To the secret that you found
Twenty years underground
[Bridge]
It’s a long way down
From the top of the spool
Were you a genius?
Or just a beautiful fool?
I can hear your breath
In the gaps of the song
Where did it all go?
Where did it go wrong?
(Building tension)
Are you still out there?
Do you remember the beat?
Do you recognize the ghost
Walking down your street?
Is the jacket too small?
Is the memory too tall?
Did you lose it all?
Did you lose it all?
[Breakdown]
(Fuzz guitars surging)
(Drums hitting harder)
(Voice turning to grit)
[Chorus]
WHO WERE YOU THEN?
Before the world grew cold and thin
Was this a heart you tried to win?
Oh, I'm listening now
High above the city sound
To the secret that you found
Twenty years underground
[Post-Chorus]
Just a magnetic ghost
The one I love the most
Just a magnetic ghost
In a thrift store coat
[Outro]