The Keeper's Compass

[Intro]
[Verse]
Left the lantern on the shelf
I had to find my better self
Salt-crusted boots upon the floor
I walked right out the heavy door
Tattered map with yellow tape
Planning out my great escape
Through the mud and through the pines
Crossing all the county lines
[Pre-Chorus]
The foghorn blares a lonely sound
Across the grey and sodden ground
I hear the ocean call your name
The brother that I couldn't tame
[Chorus]
Oh, the tide is coming in
Where the coastal roads begin
I’m walking back to you
With a heart that’s tried and true
Let the fiddle play the part
Of a weary, hopeful heart
Yeah, we’re coming home
No more sailing all alone
[Verse]
Past the weathered fishing nets
And the ghosts of old regrets
Storm-battered piers along the bay
Where we used to spend the day
I see the mast, I see the sail
Beyond the silver misty veil
Every village looks the same
Whispering your hidden name
[Pre-Chorus]
The foghorn blares a lonely sound
Across the grey and sodden ground
I hear the ocean call your name
The brother that I couldn't tame
[Chorus]
Oh, the tide is coming in
Where the coastal roads begin
I’m walking back to you
With a heart that’s tried and true
Let the fiddle play the part
Of a weary, hopeful heart
Yeah, we’re coming home
No more sailing all alone
[Bridge]
Ten years of silence in the gale
A bitter wind, a broken trail
But blood is thicker than the brine
I’m claiming what was always mine
I’m sorry for the words I said
The heavy stones inside my head
[Build-up]
Can you hear the banjo ring?
Can you hear the spirits sing?
The shore is getting near
I’m casting out the fear
[Chorus]
Oh, the tide is coming in
Where the coastal roads begin
I’m walking back to you
With a heart that’s tried and true
Let the fiddle play the part
Of a weary, hopeful heart
Yeah, we’re coming home
No more sailing all alone
[Post-Chorus]
Home again, home again
Through the thick and through the thin
Home again, home again
Let the brand new life begin
[Outro]