Track Insight / Lyrics
Coffee steam on a cracked white plate
Clock is ticking, I'm running late
Wipe the counter and pour the brew
Counting hours until I'm through
Steel toe boots on the concrete floor
Pushing open the heavy door
Deep below where the air is cold
Stories waiting to be told
Down in the basement tape
Finding a way to escape
Hear the hum of the spinning reel
Something heavy, something real
Yellow folders and ink on page
Paper locked in a rusted cage
Static crackle and humming wire
Setting every dead thought on fire
Steel toe boots on the concrete floor
Pushing open the heavy door
Deep below where the air is cold
Stories waiting to be told
Down in the basement tape
Finding a way to escape
Hear the hum of the spinning reel
Something heavy, something real
Old recordings of city noise
Broken gears and some metal toys
Voices talking of gold and land
Slipping through like a fist of sand
Down in the basement tape
Finding a way to escape
Hear the hum of the spinning reel
Something heavy, something real
Apron tied and my feet are sore
I can't stand on the tiles no more
Let the magnetic ribbon play
Carry me to another day
Down in the basement tape
Finding a way to escape
Hear the hum of the spinning reel
Something heavy, something real
Sun is breaking across the street
I can feel the electric heat
Turn the volume up to the peak
Find the truth that the speakers speak
Down in the basement tape
Finding a way to escape
Hear the hum of the spinning reel
Something heavy, something real
Spinning reel.
Something real.
Stop the tape.