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In “True North,” the title track of Bad Religion’s sixteenth studio album, lyricist and lead singer Greg Graffin presents an extended metaphor that compares his search for morality to physical navigation as he attempts to calibrate his moral compass. He touches on topics such as religious doctrine a...
[Verse 1]
Unrepentant vagabond
Plot the new coordinates and cast the map aside
Now I gotta ramble on
Navigate the pitfalls and cross the great divide
[Pre-Chorus]
The mapmaker's legend has direction and a key
It set the declination, but what good is it to me?
[Chorus]
I can't see the rationality
The world's not my responsibility
And happiness isn't there for me
But maybe I'll inch closer to the source
When I find true north
With or without a friend (North)
Keep searching 'til the end
[Verse 2]
Testing fate and cheating death
No one ever told me it was gonna be like this
Contemplate the randomness
When the mind is willing, it gets downright perilous
[Pre-Chorus]
Overburdened, underwhelmed, their ethical decrees
That's your moral compass, but what good is it to me?
[Chorus]
I can't see the rationality
The world's not my responsibility
And happiness isn't there for me
But maybe I'll inch closer to the source
When I find true north
With or without a friend (North)
Keep searching 'til the end (North)
When I find true north
True North was written by Greg Graffin.
True North was produced by Brett Gurewitz & Joe Barresi.
Bad Religion released True North on Tue Dec 18 2012.