[Intro]
(slow arpeggiated guitar, soft brushed drums, bass breathing underneath)
[Verse 1]
You woke up easy, made no mention of the night
Poured your coffee, stood and watched the early light
I waited for some sign that something shifted
But you were already somewhere I couldn't find
I traced the line between us on the table
The distance measured out in ceramic and time
You smiled at me like nothing needed saving
And maybe that's the thing that broke my mind
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm reaching north, you're drifting west
I keep the map but you've forgotten the rest
Same coordinates, different weather
I wonder how long we can call this together
[Chorus]
Latitude, latitude
I know exactly where you are
Latitude, latitude
But knowing isn't closing the gap by far
We're parallel lines running true and straight
Same direction, never touching, different fate
I'd change my course if you'd just tell me to
But you won't move and I can't follow through
Latitude
[Verse 2]
You said I love you like a thing that you believe in
The way you'd say the sky is blue or rain is cold
True enough, but not quite paid attention to
A fact recited, not a story being told
I watched you leave for work without a backwards glance
Not cruel — just easy in a way I'm not
And I stood there in the hallway with my latitude
Marking all the ground that we have lost
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm reaching north, you're drifting west
I keep the map but you've forgotten the rest
Same coordinates, different weather
I wonder how long we can call this together
[Chorus]
Latitude, latitude
I know exactly where you are
Latitude, latitude
But knowing isn't closing the gap by far
We're parallel lines running true and straight
Same direction, never touching, different fate
I'd change my course if you'd just tell me to
But you won't move and I can't follow through
Latitude
[Bridge]
(single guitar, vocal close and dry — most intimate moment of the album so far)
I don't need you to be everything
I just need you to be here
Not the version that goes through the motions
But the one that used to pull me near
I don't need fireworks or signal fires
I just need you to look at me
Like the map still means something
Like we're somewhere worth being
(bass and drums return softly, no explosion — just a gentle swell)
[Final Chorus]
(slightly quieter than the first chorus — resigned rather than pleading)
Latitude, latitude
I know exactly where you are
Latitude, latitude
But knowing isn't closing the gap by far
We're parallel lines running true and straight
Same direction, never touching, different fate
I'd change my course if you'd just tell me to
But you won't move
(last line, vocal alone)
And I can't follow through
[Outro]
(arpeggiated guitar returns from intro, bass fades last, long silence before track 5)
