[Intro]
Silent compass in hand, I trace the night
Across a map of glimmering, fading light
[Verse 1]
I sketch a dragon where the nova sighed
A constellation thinning, stars unloved and tired
Dust gathers where memory used to burn
I measure loss in light-years, lessons learned
[Pre-Chorus]
And every line I draw grows thinner, slow
As galaxies forget the routes I know
[Chorus]
I chart what slips away, I name the dusk
In quiet orbits, old landmarks turn to dust
If I forget a star, will I forget my way?
Or will the dark become the compass that I weigh?
[Verse 2]
The sky keeps breathing, but the shapes retreat
I speak in fractions, clinging to what I can keep
Tidal waves of silence sweep the loom of night
I map the void where once a shining compass bright
[Pre-Chorus]
Yet even fading litters a stubborn spark
A dime-sized glint still guiding through the dark
[Chorus]
I chart what slips away, I name the dusk
In quiet orbits, old landmarks turn to dust
If I forget a star, will I forget my way?
Or will the dark become the compass that I weigh?
[Bridge]
Some constellations drift to legends in the blue
I fold their edges, keep a reverent view
[Chorus]
I chart what slips away, I name the dusk
In quiet orbits, old landmarks turn to dust
If I forget a star, will I forget my way?
Or will the dark become the compass that I weigh?
[Outro]
So I pencil tilted futures on a slate of night
And hold the map as each bright something fades from sight
I breathe in space, I breathe out memory’s glow
Till every vanished star teaches me to know
