I won't go line by line on this one, but it seems like the person in the song is on a quest to find himself, or to understand his beliefs for himself.
The mapmaker is anyone. It's the expectation. You're supposed to believe this. you're supposed to feel this. And the protagonist does, or doesn't. He takes it case by case and builds his own moral structure. There was a map, but he threw it away... "what good is that to me?" it's not his map.
It's a slow process. He's been doing it for a long time (and probably wont figure it out any time soon). But his quest will be over when he understands it. True north is the universal understanding as it applies to him (or her).
I won't go line by line on this one, but it seems like the person in the song is on a quest to find himself, or to understand his beliefs for himself.
The mapmaker is anyone. It's the expectation. You're supposed to believe this. you're supposed to feel this. And the protagonist does, or doesn't. He takes it case by case and builds his own moral structure. There was a map, but he threw it away... "what good is that to me?" it's not his map.
It's a slow process. He's been doing it for a long time (and probably wont figure it out any time soon). But his quest will be over when he understands it. True north is the universal understanding as it applies to him (or her).
...also, the opening riff is "leave mine to me" - a song summed up in the last line "you create your own reality but leave mine to me"
...also, the opening riff is "leave mine to me" - a song summed up in the last line "you create your own reality but leave mine to me"