Defiance, Ohio - The Idea Of North lyrics
[Defiance, Ohio - The Idea Of North lyrics]
The idea of north was frozen
Like some glacial ice
So large and imposing - but quickly
Thawed by words of secrecy
And thoughts of northern lights and
Polar ice and things i
Can't quite understand not some cardinal
Point on a map, but a feeling that takes me
Where i meekly stand
- an idea so exciting that suddenly i'm
Not content with running wild
And playing games with
Friends in streets of this old college town
I wish i had a magic compass
To tell me that adulthoods corrupt
And there's more to this world than
That which meets the eye
It could tell you the truth but to read it
You'd have to leard for yourself the meaning
To meter means to measure
And measures are what i'm so afraid to take
They say the powers of this world are very
Strong that men and women are moved by
Tides much fiercer than you can imagine that
They sweep us up in their currents
Icy waves - the most terrible of
Lies could we be much
Bigger than this with no forces
To force us to decide?
Like some glacial ice
So large and imposing - but quickly
Thawed by words of secrecy
And thoughts of northern lights and
Polar ice and things i
Can't quite understand not some cardinal
Point on a map, but a feeling that takes me
Where i meekly stand
- an idea so exciting that suddenly i'm
Not content with running wild
And playing games with
Friends in streets of this old college town
I wish i had a magic compass
To tell me that adulthoods corrupt
And there's more to this world than
That which meets the eye
It could tell you the truth but to read it
You'd have to leard for yourself the meaning
To meter means to measure
And measures are what i'm so afraid to take
They say the powers of this world are very
Strong that men and women are moved by
Tides much fiercer than you can imagine that
They sweep us up in their currents
Icy waves - the most terrible of
Lies could we be much
Bigger than this with no forces
To force us to decide?