Track Insight / Lyrics
The beam sweeps past the rusted gate
Where coaster shadows twist and wait
October wind cuts through the wire
No cotton candy, no more fire
One step, two steps on frozen grass
Each footfall echoes as they pass
I know the rhythm, slow and deep
While autumn puts the park to sleep
The Ferris wheel stands bone and white
Against the fading afternoon light
No laughter spins from empty seats
Just wind through gears and broken streets
One step, two steps on frozen grass
Each footfall echoes as they pass
I know the rhythm, slow and deep
While autumn puts the park to sleep
Carousel horses peel their paint
Frozen mid-gallop, stiff and quaint
I've walked this beat for thirty years
Counting ghosts and quiet fears
The keeper's log stays in the tower
But I still measure every hour
One sweep, two sweeps, the beam holds true
This light was made for watching you
The ticket booth has lost its glass
Reflecting nothing as I pass
A teenager kicks a can away
No reason left for him to stay
One step, two steps on frozen grass
Each footfall echoes as they pass
I know the rhythm, slow and deep
While autumn puts the park to sleep
My joints predict the coming storm
Like pressure drops in lantern glass
The beam cuts sharp through falling leaves
No rescue comes, no one believes
One step, two steps on frozen grass
Each footfall echoes as they pass
I know the rhythm, slow and deep
While autumn puts the park to sleep
The sweep continues, slow and deep
Autumn puts the park to sleep
