East, West, North, South Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Polka.dot 

Cover art for East, West, North, South lyrics by Captain

Another good song, I feel the lyrics are fairly straightforward - describing a long distance relationship where their partner is currently cheating or likely to cheat ("you open arms welcome what you've always ignored") and he is unaware because they only talk on the phone.

I think it's 'cowardly bow' not 'cower leap out' and this further explains the way their partner is performing in the sense that they are keeping the relationship going by lying and insisting over the phone "take my word now" and then taking a "cowardly bow" because they are not bold enough to end the relationship.

The last lines are a warning that cheating will always be discovered, and once discovered it can't be forgotten ("I can't leave this behind").