Track Insight / Lyrics
He walks the cable where the swallows dipped
Chalk dust coats his palms like sacrament
Guy wires sing a hymn the wind has clipped
Sequins catch the dusk on sleeve and hem
No net below, just leaves in russet piles
No crowd to gasp, no calliope refrain
He measures each step in heartbeats, not in miles
And breathes the air like incense after rain
Autumn on the wire, steady now
Copper leaves fall slow as counterweight
Autumn on the wire, solemn vow
The park sleeps deep beneath his balanced gait
Carousel horses freeze in peeling flight
Cotton candy sugar crystals on the rail
He passes where the funhouse mirrors bite
Their fractured faces pale and frail
No net below, just leaves in russet piles
No crowd to gasp, no calliope refrain
He measures each step in heartbeats, not in miles
And breathes the air like incense after rain
Autumn on the wire, steady now
Copper leaves fall slow as counterweight
Autumn on the wire, solemn vow
The park sleeps deep beneath his balanced gait
Muted trumpet sighs from somewhere near the gate
A rhodes chord blooms then dissolves to air
He pauses where the cable meets the plate
And folds his arms in quiet, wordless prayer
The safety harness hangs in locker twelve
Salt-crusted carabiners, nylon worn
He chose the risk, the silence, the resolve
To walk the dawn before the world is born
Autumn on the wire, steady now
Copper leaves fall slow as counterweight
Autumn on the wire, solemn vow
The park sleeps deep beneath his balanced gait
First frost will write its lattice on the guy
He'll coil the rope, wipe chalk from callused hands
The midway waits for spring to testify
No footprints left on wires the wind understands
Autumn on the wire, steady now
Copper leaves fall slow as counterweight
Autumn on the wire, solemn vow
The park sleeps deep beneath his balanced gait
Autumn on the wire, steady now
Copper leaves fall slow as counterweight
Wire hums low in the cold morning
