Compass lyrics

COMPASS (David Crosby)

I have wasted ten years in a blind-fold
Ten-fold more than I've invested now in sight
I have traveled beveled mirrors in a fly crawl
Losing the reflection of a fight

But like a compass seeking north, (seeking north)
There lives in me a still, sure, spirit part
Clouds of doubt are cut asunder (clouds of doubt)
By the lightning and the thunder
Shining from the compass of my heart (shining from my heart)

I have flown the frantic flight of the bat-wing
And only known the dark because of that
I have seized death's door-handle
Like a fish out of the water
Waiting for the mercy of the cat

But like a compass seeking north, (seeking north)
There lives in me a still, sure, spirit part
Clouds of doubt are cut asunder (clouds of doubt)
By the lightning and the thunder
Shining from the compass of my heart (shining from my heart)

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young "American Dream"
1988