Following My Compass Lyrics - Singles - Hall Kristen

(background vocals by Emily Saliers of the Indigo Girls) 

i am the navigator of the seas 

i built the ocean from my tears 

i go whichever way the wind might blow 

i've been drifting for what seems a hundred years 

tragically not knowing i could steer 

the waves feel like a love i thought i knew 

i hold my breath while we ascend 

and love is nothing but a memory now 

like the port of every place i've ever been 

and the sails feel like my only friend 

i've been looking for a special place 

just for me and no one else 

and if you want me you can find me 

i'll be crossing the atlantic without charts 

i'm the ferdinand magellan of these parts 

i'm just following my compass 

following my compass in the dark 

the wind is with me under coral skies 

and in my wake i leave behind 

a trail of others who will never seek 

and because they never seek, they never find 

and they argue that it's all a waste of time 

today marks twenty years of endless seas 

and true i'm weathered from her storms 

my sails are ragged but my sights are set 

on the comfort of a more forgiving shore 

and a life that's more worth living for 

i've been looking for a special place 

just for me and no one else 

and if you want me you can find me 

i'll be crossing the atlantic without charts 

i'm the ferdinand magellan of these parts 

i'm just following my compass 

following my compass in the dark 

i've been looking for a special place 

just for me and no one else 

and if you want me you can find me 

i'll be crossing the atlantic without charts 

i'm the ferdinand magellan of these parts 

i'm just acting on a hunch i'm 

following my compass in the dark.