[Intro]<br />(slow arpeggiated guitar, soft brushed drums, bass breathing underneath)<br />[Verse 1]<br />You woke up easy, made no mention of the night<br />Poured your coffee, stood and watched the early light<br />I waited for some sign that something shifted<br />But you were already somewhere I couldn't find<br />I traced the line between us on the table<br />The distance measured out in ceramic and time<br />You smiled at me like nothing needed saving<br />And maybe that's the thing that broke my mind<br />[Pre-Chorus]<br />I'm reaching north, you're drifting west<br />I keep the map but you've forgotten the rest<br />Same coordinates, different weather<br />I wonder how long we can call this together<br />[Chorus]<br />Latitude, latitude<br />I know exactly where you are<br />Latitude, latitude<br />But knowing isn't closing the gap by far<br />We're parallel lines running true and straight<br />Same direction, never touching, different fate<br />I'd change my course if you'd just tell me to<br />But you won't move and I can't follow through<br />Latitude<br />[Verse 2]<br />You said I love you like a thing that you believe in<br />The way you'd say the sky is blue or rain is cold<br />True enough, but not quite paid attention to<br />A fact recited, not a story being told<br />I watched you leave for work without a backwards glance<br />Not cruel — just easy in a way I'm not<br />And I stood there in the hallway with my latitude<br />Marking all the ground that we have lost<br />[Pre-Chorus]<br />I'm reaching north, you're drifting west<br />I keep the map but you've forgotten the rest<br />Same coordinates, different weather<br />I wonder how long we can call this together<br />[Chorus]<br />Latitude, latitude<br />I know exactly where you are<br />Latitude, latitude<br />But knowing isn't closing the gap by far<br />We're parallel lines running true and straight<br />Same direction, never touching, different fate<br />I'd change my course if you'd just tell me to<br />But you won't move and I can't follow through<br />Latitude<br />[Bridge]<br />(single guitar, vocal close and dry — most intimate moment of the album so far)<br />I don't need you to be everything<br />I just need you to be here<br />Not the version that goes through the motions<br />But the one that used to pull me near<br />I don't need fireworks or signal fires<br />I just need you to look at me<br />Like the map still means something<br />Like we're somewhere worth being<br />(bass and drums return softly, no explosion — just a gentle swell)<br />[Final Chorus]<br />(slightly quieter than the first chorus — resigned rather than pleading)<br />Latitude, latitude<br />I know exactly where you are<br />Latitude, latitude<br />But knowing isn't closing the gap by far<br />We're parallel lines running true and straight<br />Same direction, never touching, different fate<br />I'd change my course if you'd just tell me to<br />But you won't move<br />(last line, vocal alone)<br />And I can't follow through<br />[Outro]<br />(arpeggiated guitar returns from intro, bass fades last, long silence before track 5)
