Track Insight / Lyrics
I was cut for a front gate lock
Brass poured hot in a mold of rock
Never turned, never found a home
Sat in a drawer, forgot, alone
October wind strips paint from wood
The ticket booth is splintered wood
Cotton candy melted down
Pink sugar dust on brass crown
I catch the midway's rusted glow
No lock to turn, no door to know
Ferris wheel sighs in copper dust
My bow stays cold, my teeth stay rust
Park gates chained when summer died
Children's laughter swallowed wide
Paint peeled slow on wooden horse
Watched the season change its course
October wind strips paint from wood
The ticket booth is splintered wood
Cotton candy melted down
Pink sugar dust on brass crown
I catch the midway's rusted glow
No lock to turn, no door to know
Ferris wheel sighs in copper dust
My bow stays cold, my teeth stay rust
Maple leaves fill coaster cars
Steel tracks catch the falling stars
Worker's coat pocket, dark and deep
I sleep a long dreamless sleep
I catch the midway's rusted glow
No lock to turn, no door to know
Ferris wheel sighs in copper dust
My bow stays cold, my teeth stay rust
Low sun hits my teeth at four
Throws a beam across the floor
No door receives this golden shaft
Just dust and rust and autumn draft
I catch the midway's rusted glow
No lock to turn, no door to know
Ferris wheel sighs in copper dust
My bow stays cold, my teeth stay rust
Security guard walks his round
Flashlight beam sweeps lost and found
Sees me glint in dying light
Pocket brass before the night
Once I sang in a brass choir
Altos humming low and higher
Now I catch the ferris wheel
Frozen stiff on rusted steel
I catch the midway's rusted glow
No lock to turn, no door to know
Ferris wheel sighs in copper dust
My bow stays cold, my teeth stay rust
Cold brass catches warm light
No door. No lock. Just light.
