[Verse 1 ] I thought maps were for oceans For places I would never see Then you slept with your head on my chest last night And I felt a coastline under my palm Freckles like towns I had never named Scar on your knee, a river that changed its course I laid my hand down without a compass And knew exactly north [Pre-Chorus - Double Female Harmony] Every love before was just guessing Drawing borders in the sand You stayed still and let me learn you Like you wanted me to understand [Chorus] Let me be your mapmaker Let me learn you slow and true Every contour, every paper thin place Where the light comes through I don't need an atlas I don't need a legend to be true I've got your latitude in my breathing And my whole world narrowed down to you [Verse 2] There's a valley between your shoulders Where all my worry goes to rest There is a history in your hands Of every job, every test You laugh and cover your mouth like a secret border I am learning not to cross too fast Some places you don't conquer, you just hold Until they let you in at last [Pre-Chorus 2] You said nobody ever stayed to read the notes Down in the margins of your skin But I want to know the elevation Of every place you've been [Chorus - Double Female Harmony] Let me be your mapmaker Let me trace you line by line Every winter you survived, every summer That taught you how to shine I don't need an atlas Your body is the only proof I've got your longitude in my heartbeat And every road leads back to you [Bridge] I am not here to claim you I am not here to plant a flag I am here to say I was here, and it was beautiful And write it on the map in your name If the world gets uncharted again If the sea starts rising too I will redraw every coast with my hands To bring me back to you [Final Chorus] So let me be your mapmaker For all the years we have left to view We will go so slow the paper wears thin But the ink will still be true I don't need an atlas anymore I found my only truth I've got your latitude in my breathing Your longitude in my heartbeat My whole world narrowed down to you [Outro - fade to guitar and hum, soft ooohs] My whole world narrowed down to you Down to you... <3
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