9-2-16 Broken Compass

 •Broken Compass• 

We're traveling to far off lands

Fighting Pirates and robbers

Sailing the stormy seas 

Our feet bare and bleeding 

We're letting our hair grow because we've stopped getting taller

We put on war paint to make ourselves look tough 

We eat spoiled apples and wild berries 

Ive broken my compass 

We travel in endless circles 

We've seen all of this before 

But we press on 

Climbing the same trees and eating the same berries 

Was this suppose to be an adventure?

Because I keep fighting the same Pirates 

These robbers have stolen my sword 

I want to sail a different sea 

I want to sea mermaids instead of dolphins 

A purple sky instead of a blue one

Green clouds and white grass 

This adventure has been fun

But I've got a broken compass 

Which way is North? 

But I've seen this sea before

It's time to start a new one 

I'm not tough even with the war paint dry and flaky on my face 

I've failed to defeat these Pirates and robbers 

To steer this broken ship 

Give me a new adventure 

Because I've broken my compass

Show me which way is North 

Let me sail into a new sunset 

Set my arrow straight down your path

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