Track Insight / Lyrics
Meter reads zero on this run
Mesa rises through the heat
Brass case warm against my thumb
Time stands still on desert seat
Canyon walls hold noon light tight
Shadow stretches long and thin
Watch face catches gold so bright
Second hand won't move again
Brass on mesa, sun on steel
Minutes fade beneath the wheel
No fare due for standing still
Just the canyon, just the will
Cab door rusts on hinges red
Passenger don't speak no more
Watch ticks quiet for the dead
Mesa keeps the open door
Brass on mesa, sun on steel
Minutes fade beneath the wheel
No fare due for standing still
Just the canyon, just the will
Gears grind slow in pocket deep
Sand wears smooth the metal skin
Promises the driver keep
End where empty roads begin
Turquoise sky turns bruised and purple
Cold creeps in on rubber soles
Watch chain wraps around a circle
No more miles, no more tolls
Keys left hanging in ignition
Engine coughs its final breath
Brass stays put in position
Outliving life and outliving death
Brass on mesa, sun on steel
Minutes fade beneath the wheel
No fare due for standing still
Just the canyon, just the will
Time don't charge what time can't bill
Brass on mesa, standing still
Watch catches the last light
Driver walks on home tonight
