Maps (Cello Version)

By Quiet Arrows

On Behind the Breastbone

Released on April 29, 2022

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[Verse 1]

Draw the map and chart the course

Go by sea or go by horse

Either way will shed your tears

Scoffers mock in metaphors

Pointing fingers of remorse

What they doubt is what they fear

Strike the chisel to the stone

Hearts in cages made of bone

Dust will settle truth appears

Carry on and carry forth

Underway to other shores

You will greet the hemispheres


[Chorus]

Oh whoa oh

You must go oh whoa


[Verse 2]

To the point and don’t delay

Carry on along your way

Though the answers may be few

Cavalier the cavalcade

Hesitations will be made

Both of these are point of view

Ocean fury fighting waves

To the sand and over plains

In the canyon echoes feud

Through the mountain jagged cave

Close your eyes and carve your name

At least the one you thought you knew


[Chorus]

Oh whoa oh

You must go oh whoa

Oh whoa oh

You must go oh whoa


[Verse 3]

Underneath your knuckles white

Clenching hands are creased with lines

Though they tremble you are bold

Seal the letters that you write

By the wind and candlelight

Still your words remain aglow

Turn your face and lift your eyes

To the patterns in the sky

Navigate the years of old

Understand that passing time

Travels forward and behind

Only moments can you hold


[Chorus]

Oh whoa oh

You must go oh whoa

Oh whoa oh

You must go oh whoa

Oh whoa oh

You must go oh whoa