polaris (by zack.ry)

from Fourth Strike Song Jam 2023 by Fourth Strike Records

Week 4 - inspired by the idea of a "golden record"

polaris by zack.ry (@zackleston, zackry.bandcamp.com )

down here on earth
we follow stars
and i don’t know where you are
but if you go north you just might make it home

steer towards the sun
doesn’t really matter which one
when everything around is dark
maybe just one truth is enough

i hope this finds you well
and you’re not up there just for us
you’re worth the world and more
you’ve got forever in store
and i may not know your name
but i think you can show us both the way home

your arc streaks wide
it’s big enough to catch the whole sky
but when what you see is what you can believe
what happens when the nothing meets your eye

i know you’re built to last
but there’s no pure virtue in that
what matters is you are
even out among the stars
i may not know your face
but i think you can point us both the way home

not everything that is is made for anything
but doesn’t that just make life all the more worth living
if we can shape and name the stars 
there’s really no telling how far
we may make our way
home

down here on earth
i’ll follow you
i don’t know if you’re a star
or just something kinda blue
but think you can lead us both home
i think that we can make somewhere home