Sail North - Compass (Official Lyric Video)

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Lyrics:
Ran out the door some years ago
Slingin' words at my old man like thistles and stones
Said, "No need to worry, I'll never come home"
My mum cryin', "Don't go!" as I raced down the road
Straight through 'til sun fell, I kept up the pace
'Til darkness embraced me and I lost my way
Weary from travel and wet from the rain
I stopped at a tavern in broken-mast bay
Where a rough-cut man said, "What's your business, lad?"
I can't find my way back home
It's cold
It's dark
I'm all alone
He said, "My boy, you're not lost yet"
"Just follow the compass that beats in your chest"
Twelve years had gone as a wandering man
Searching for meaning in far, distant lands
Defied kings and queens and with foes, raised a glass
And fell for an outlaw named "Katie McMahon"
Oh, we sailed the sea seeking mountains of gold
And fountains of youth from the stories of old
Escaped from the perils and monsters below
But after it all, we had nothin' to show
Then Katie said, "My love, our journey's just begun"
"We can make our way back home"
"I'm here with you"
"You're not alone"
"I'll fight with you, 'til our last breath"
"To follow the compass that beats in our chest"
So we traded swords, our sails, and oars
For a simple life
Twenty years, she never left my side
'Til she passed, one night...
Well, my love, you made it home
Without you here, I'm so alone
But I will fight 'til my last breath
'Cause you are the compass that beats in my chest
Yeah, you are the compass that beats in my chest
'Compass' by Sail North
Written by: Sail North & Michael Van Wagoner
Uilleann Pipes & Irish Whistle: Aaron Dolan
#folksong #celticmusic #compass #sailnorth #newmusic

[@YP_rigy]

"You are the compass that beats in my chest" The best line I've ever heard in a song

[@I_just_workhere]

Makes me cry every time man 🥲. Beautiful line and gorgeous song

[@johobbs9586]

Beautiful line that's for sure

[@zikra7991]

Seriously your music makes me feel like im on a mission

[@enbyskye]

Wanna go find The Shadow with me?

[@lunaria7415]

​@@enbyskye I come with you!

[@zikra7991]

@@enbyskye I'll lead yall ASSEMBLE FOLKS OF MYSTERY LORE YOU HAVE BEEN SUMMONED FOR GOOD FOR BAD FOR ADVENTURES FOR HEAVEN ABOVE AND FOR HELL

[@noyljackson]

69 likes lets goo

[@enbyskye]

@@lunaria7415 Hell yeah! The more meat shields for me the better- uhh shit I meant the more the merrier 😅😅

[@Arcshiver]

Sail North is exactly the kind of music I've been looking for in the past 2 years. I'm glad I finally found this.

[@JacksonHayes-jh9mx]

Same here my friend

[@Greenwood314]

Same for me it makes me think of all the great pirate media I’ve watched it’s been a while since we’ve had a good one, Anyway to the captain 🍻

[@JacksonHayes-jh9mx]

🍻 to the captain

[@Its_Ya_Boy_Guzzo]

​@@JacksonHayes-jh9mx To captain North! 🍻

[@Shadowsamongus.ym8kw]

To the Captain 🍻

[@keeganmiesner2151]

This song was so emotional I actually started crying. Please keep making people fall in love with your music and the stories in them

[@macsdojo]

For real.

[@marieke3032]

Same here, tears running down my cheeks

[@luna4keks]

Me too 😭

[@jeremymalepeai10]

i am feeling really emotional right now too

[@sweetkishka]

Never did I ever think I'd find a song to move me the way this one did. Bravo, sir!

[@Steg1999]

Sometimes songs can portray epic tales, but it's songs like these that touch the soul. Thank you, Sail North.😢❤

[@maneettayal14]

I completely agree 😊

[@striker9510]

I can't believe the feeling behind this song, it's sad but it is just catchy and I am gonna throw this on loop. this going on my madden playlist. Also to any new sail north fans show everyone some love and help keep a good community Edit: most likes on my comment ever lol

[@ZolAkechi]

Another beautiful and catchy song .

[@ZolAkechi]

To add, it’s like something we’d hear in a good adventure movie.

[@Greenwood314]

Well he’s making a pirate series isn’t he maybe this will be in it

[@ZolAkechi]

@@Greenwood314oh he is? That’s so cool!

[@Greenwood314]

Yeah apparently unsinkable his other song will be the main character theme

[@cherylhaynes2552]

Thank you for another wonderful ballad. This one nearly had me in tears. You have such a beautiful way with words and lyrics. Blessings to you.

[@johnboanerges2520]

"well my love you made it home" this song has made me so emotional

[@DragonsSongStudios]

You mate have natural talent, your music is so beautiful and unique. Your songs get better and better. You truly sing from the soul, it touches mine in many ways ❤❤

[@AtsuraHayden]

Im starting to think that this channel is talking about a little boy (unnamed) that ran away from home, and his songs are just his life story, starting with this one. "Compass" is for the first few years of his life as a pirate, early in his pirate life, he was lost, and didnt know what to do, then he met the love of his life, Katie Mcmahon, they sailed the seas for 20+ years, finding more treasures than any pirate that lived at the time, gaining money you could only dream of counting, but when they were done, they had nothing to show, they were still lost, they still had no home, (unnamed) lost faith, he thought they would never make it back home, but Katie, the everloving partner and crew member she is, re-kindled his hope, they sailed the seas again, one last time, 'til one night, she passed, he was alone, again. Fast forward a few years, he fully embraced his life as a pirate, with "Bones", he sailed the seas, finding various treasures, becoming arrogant, and egocentric, then he remembered a tale from his mother, a tale about the boat named "The Shadow", an untammable boat, with all those who sailed it, die amidst the seven seas, never to be found, and of course, his ego got the best of him, vowing to be the first to tame it, setting sail tomorrow afternoon. Fast forward the next morning, before setting sail, he sang a sea shanty, "Unsinkable", talking about how he is the best pirate to live, claiming to never lose to the seven seas, he wouldn't ever sink, never losing his life to the rough seas, and looking back at his achievements, you would've believed anything he ever said. Fast forward a few hours, noon, he sailed to the last known sighting of "The Shadow", he would find the boat, and tame it, or thats what he thought he would do, after they arrived, they find it, finally, the boat of legends, but what they never thought of was that there was a mystical power gaurding the ship, an unholy beast with no origin, with the appearance of a beatiful woman, but do not let her looks fool you, she is as powerful as the drake passage, as dangerous as the north sea, and as mysterious as the ocean itself, with (unnamed) members all losing their lives, with him being the only one left, he impressed the embodiment of the ocean, but he would lose his eyes to it, so that he would never be able to sail another boat ever again, after the deadly encounter, he told the tale in the form of a song, "The Shadow", named after the cursed boat that took his sight, and his members.

[@AlexanderAnderson6783]

But in this song. How does he know Katie?

[@AtsuraHayden]

@@AlexanderAnderson6783 i dont really think i need to explain to you why, as he literally said "Fell in love with an outlaw named, Katie Mcmahon" you can definitely find the time frame

[@AlexanderAnderson6783]

@@AtsuraHayden what???

[@AtsuraHayden]

@@AlexanderAnderson6783 are you 10 or something???

[@AlexanderAnderson6783]

@@AtsuraHayden no I just read through the comment. I think I'm getting somewhere. Apologies about that. Here 🎟️ Come to my show.

[@duescaymania2940]

Thank ye captain for blessing us once more. To the captain lads! 🍻

[@alphaellie]

To the captain! 🍻

[@Bloodwolf56]

To the captain! 🍻

[@alexacraig404]

To the captain 🍻

[@thunderbear06playsstuff63]

Aye, to the captain!

[@wesleyharris5917]

TO THE CAPITAN🍻

[@ioannisvihos8222]

And that's how the captain went out to sea looking for the untammable ship, basically looking to fill his void with placebo excitement searching for his end. And now he is cursed to live without a mind of his own still in pain

[@user-yo7rj9lx1t]

As a sailor this song makes my heart aches.... looking at the sea right now...remind me of home country. But sea called me and i answered there is no going back..only north

[@Golden-Freddy-C.C]

This all makes some kind of story that we have to piece together, all of these songs

[@yuriatsugi3696]

​@@Golden-Freddy-C.C exactly and i'm loving it

[@Golden-Freddy-C.C]

@@yuriatsugi3696 today! MY CREW. WE SET UPON THE SEA.

[@randomloseranddull1560]

It went full circle

[@VixEdits101]

I listened to it once, *AMAZING.* I listened to it again, *AMAZING.* I listened to it again, *EMOTIONALLY AMAZING.* I listened to it again, *I CRIED AT THE END BUT STILL AMAZING!!* Yeah, it’s… bet you can’t guess… *AMAZING!!* But at the end when his love passed, I got so emotional- And the WORDS he chose for the LYRICS at the end there, oml. Chills. CHILLS, AHH! *”You are the compass that beats in my chest…”* CHILLS.

[@Techno_Halo]

I agree ❤

[@Rushal99]

Ahoy there! May the twinkle in the eyes of those we love be a constant north star, leadin' us through the roughest seas. May their warm smiles be the first sight on reachin' safe harbor, fillin' our sails with the strongest winds to push on through any storm! Thanks for the shantys. May the wind always carry a tune that sets our hearts to singin'!

[@cey_in_wonderland]

It's beautiful

[@user-ds9od5ub8z]

so happy to hear another song, they never disappoint.

[@star_wings]

This song is so sweet that I cried. If this doesn't show what actual love is idk what does

[@CrushedLvl]

In the end I wanted to see him finally return home to see his parents. The mom in tears really got to me!

[@mr.champagne3331]

To the artist, I wanted to let you know that your music is incredible, and this song in particular touched me very deeply. I'm a father of 3, married to my best friend for going on 14 years, and this song brought me fully to tears. Best of an absolutely incredible series of songs so far, please know that you're making the world a more beautiful place.

[@StormyTiger22]

This song is beautiful. Has me in Tears ❤. What a wonderful message.

[@JackalLycan2018]

Agreed.

[@liftedrelic8027]

I love how all of his songs feel like they're connected. I don't know if it's on purpose but it all feels like it's one man telling a younger boy about his life.

[@WarriorcatGerda]

I'm not sure if this one is connected to the others because Tale of the Shadow unless the captain escaped from the Shadow somehow

[@Springtrap11556]

@@WarriorcatGerda I saw another comment that had this idea. Commenter's name is @AsturaHayden "Compass" is first, about him becoming a pirate and the first 20+ years of his life. "Bones" is when he fully embraces being a pirate when he hears a tale about this mythical, untameable ship, named the Shadow, with all who sailed it, die amidst the seas. He sets out the next morning, after singing "Unsinkable", about how he is the best pirate and will never sink. "Tale Of The Shadow" is about how he found the Shadow and awoke the mythical power guarding the ship in the form of a beautiful woman. The woman killed his crew, with him only surviving by impressing the embodiment of the ocean, but losing his eyes in the process, so that he could never again sail a ship of his own. So now he sings this cautionary tale in dimly lit bars, in the form of The Shadow, named after the ship which took his crew and his sight.

[@Itsturkynotturky]

Sail North..This is the first song ive cried...like...ive never understood why people cry over songs...You made me realize why...

[@The_Best3308]

This song hurts and I love it

[@Sugimotorin]

"You are the compass that beats in my chest" made me shed a tear..

[@willroberts9538]

This song speaks to the pirate soul and the compass rose tattooed on my chest with the coordinates to my home

[@Cupid_is_dead]

This is incredible. Definitely going to my playlist!

[@johnneygold4088]

Im goin through a rough time rn. And this really hit home for me. Brought me to tears bc I miss the love that I lost. Thankyou for your masterful music.

[@SinKatt]

I've had this on repeat for the last 24 hours. I don't need to go searching for any buried treasure, because I found Sail North ❤

[@RichtofenE115]

I love how the music explodes in harmony when he sings about them going to live a simple life To me it's the song conveying that the best moments of his life weren't wandering and having grand adventures It was when he simply spent time with the person he loved most

[@ZeraKonno]

This song genuinely hurt to listen too but damn do I love it. That feeling of being lost, falling in love but losing that someone and feeling lost once more. It’s life, life is unpredictable but damn does it have it’s time of beauty and cruelty. In times of hardship we begin to cherish everything good that comes and goes in our lives. I freaking love your music and hope you continue with more emotional ones please! Haha

[@Sonyasha]

A beautiful sweet song. It made me cry a bit at the end.

[@Kryorange]

The ending got me good, Haven't cried that much to a song before. great job Cap.

[@averyphillips4703]

IM NOT CRYING YOUR CRYING!!!

[@BotTo-fz4jb]

Yeah 😢

[@JoeBentivegna-ri8um]

Man you have the purest voice I have ever heard on a man. I’m begging you to make more music like these beautiful works of art that you have already produced please it’s so good.

[@UrBroKage9873]

First. Always waiting for your music ❤

[@ionmaker646]

It's rare for a song to make me start tearing up and feel a pain in my throat, but this did. It's such a beautiful song.

[@warpawstheotheridiot8654]

this is one of the three songs that have actually made me cry, i love it.

[@margotchekan7467]

This should have been my wedding song.

[@gypsiekid]

Bula from Fiji 🇫🇯 found you on IG and cane straight to look for you on YT. Your music will forever play on me vessel as long as wind are in me sails brother. Vinaka

[@aynat3068]

Never thought I would be tearing up to a song today Great job! Can't wait for music from this channel

[@playingwithstory247]

You know you're blessed when you come home to a new Sail North song. This is beautiful!

[@BeerusDoesAnimate]

YEAH, NEW SAIL NORTH SONG

[@corruptedwilliamspringtrap7827]

Thank you, for not only writing a song that brought me to tears of happiness... But remind me of the ones who helped shape my life and miss greatly. May we never forget those that stuck by our sides till the end, and may we cherish the memories we had with them both the good and the bad. And may they watch over us wherever they are.

[@Sourduckbitterdime]

I’m convinced this man can’t make a bad song🤩 Edit: Also congrats on 100k subscribers 🎉

[@Zelk37]

If someone doesn’t make a One Piece amv with this song, I’ll be very disappointed. This song would be perfect for Luffy and the crew. 💖☺️👍

[@blancbunny3543]

Heck yes ❤😊

[@JulieHWolf]

I wish I could record and post my genuine reaction when I saw that our captain has gifted us another amazing song! Thank you! ❤️

[@Rabidchu]

I can't remember the last time a song made me cry this hard. Very well done.

[@zombie-gz4qo]

Yeah, the song got me too

[@summercutter4961]

When he said "tell she passed one night" that suddenly got me really sad

[@leighannallen180]

I love this song so much. The end brought a tear to my eye. Such a sweet song. Great work.

[@DragonMaster66]

NEW SONGGGGGG! "you are the compass that beats in my chest" I love this as an ending, it's so sweet.

[@dragonmaster1854]

Yay new lyric video and the channel has hit 100k subscribers 🎉🎉

[@SquishMallow-sr2vx]

"Follow the compass that beats in ur chest" I just got out of a relationship so that line helps ❤

[@naji_aka_Tracey]

What a beautiful treat. A song that touches the heart. Thank you ❤

[@-ZCV]

This song has physically moved me again, how does this man do it?

[@booyoohooperson]

I had just seen this song and i thought "OHHH NEW SAIL NORTH! TIME TO LISTEN ON MY WAY HOOOME!!!"... And regretted it near the end of the song. I had to pull over. Ive lost and unreasonable amount of loved ones these past couple of years and recently had a nightmare where i lost my husband. This pupled all of that out, its such a beautiful song. Keep it up, your music is my favorite to listen to ♡

[@corrinebutler1036]

At first this song made me think of pirates, but then it made me think of my grandparents near the end. I just recently lost my grandmother and the last few lyrics made me think of her and my grandfather. 69 years together and their love story is one of my favorites besides my parents. Thank you for this amazing song❤

[@AnshModgil]

Such an emotional song

[@Aceytheghost]

The goosebumps right now!!! My god so beautiful

[@DemonicAlpha.]

Man your vocals are amazing and this one is no different. This one takes the cake for most heart-felt. All of your music is beautiful and catchy and honestly I feel that you will only come up with so much better.

[@fallenmoongaming5976]

Dude you are amazing at this keep up the good work your songs already touched so many people's hearts

[@elenjulia8271]

I love this, it's so beautiful❤❤❤ Cannot wait for the series !!!

[@tinkerskate]

YOOOOOO ITS EPIC

[@jackoneill2591]

This is another bop

[@AlexanderAnderson6783]

Sail north this has to be one of my favourite songs from you. Also the crew loves it.

[@Justdragons188]

Congrats on 100k!! You deserve it!! ❤

[@Uriel-TheGateGuardian]

Can we just appreciate how much effort and dedication is put inro these songs my god they are beautiful

[@MrLolsforlife]

Beautiful

[@knightthesir666]

Another great song Captain! Can't wait to follow you to the next story!

[@MaBuns-mc2qd]

I’m genuinely surprised and pleased at how fast this channel is growing

[@huntressrae3266]

I'm always excited whenever I see you've released a new song; and every single one has been amazing thus far! Your music has my full support.

[@ShadowKittyNyan]

When I discovered Sail North I knew this is gonna be my new favorite Artist! I love every Song and this is definetly my new fav. please continue the awesome, moving work, wish to see you live one day! Till then I listen to the compass.

[@maneettayal14]

Same

[@fauconSauce]

I love it ❤❤❤

[@PurdyBear1]

Standing and clapping that man. A beautiful song.

[@jasonjames1731]

Captain North, definitely my next FAVORITE song of yours since the Tale of the Shadow. Keep them coming,Sir. Much better than most of the pointless garbage that comes out nowadays.

[@-v-12]

Nice

[@meme3987]

This guy can only drop bangers

[@sebastiansmith4716]

Yes a new song finally 😍. Keep it up. I think I'm talking for all of us this is a masterpiece. God please you

[@briansmith3011]

I haven’t had a new song hit like this since I first found Great Big Sea 20 years ago. Fantastic.

[@TheLionNamedLeo]

I'm not crying 😭 you are!! This is beautiful and super raw emotion! I love your music

[@unknowable4147]

You songs are PERFECT for nightly car rides! Absolutely love them

[@karamar_art]

Beautiful voice

[@nandracharm5438]

THIS IS SICK 🔥🔥🔥

[@117rebel]

This is the first song in a very long time that made me tear up. That ending is powerful!

[@nataleemeeks]

im litteraly crying rn this was so beutiful

[@luna4keks]

This song is so genuinely beautiful 😭🥰

[@sweetkishka]

Never did I ever think I'd find a song to move me the way this one did. Bravo, sir!

[@Oddoad6001]

Really love this song.

[@CalamitasBrimstoneWitch]

Ayyyy new Sail North song :D

[@connorlong7283]

Making feel like im reading a book excellent as always

[@seth4bucks]

I honestly bawled my eyes out on this one, it spoke to my very core.

[@samrabeitman6026]

This is so beautiful, takes u to another world completely, may god bless u 💕❤😇😊

[@Kaijin9995]

This guy comes out of nowhere and makes the hardest music ever

[@jeromeyam7568]

I love how your song sounds good AND tells an excellent story.

[@vatazes]

I love working to music, and yours, oddly enough, allows me to be pretty productive. This one is so beautiful.

[@shadowdragon041]

Love your music, keep up the good work

[@C.C.Stoker]

Every song is so powerful! They're incredible, and I always look forward to sail through your music! Thank you! ❤️

[@TheLoo242]

This is incredible I love it keep up the good work

[@marissagalletta4452]

Another Banger!! Good god, this one got me right in my chest. Definitely adding this one to my pirate playlist

[@kaiguerrero5680]

I love your music! It makes me feel like a pirate on my way to find treasure or searching for adventure!

[@AnnaMurphy-wu2kr]

It’s insane how good all your songs are!!

[@camilletriqueneaux6034]

This track is really beautiful.