Track Insight / Lyrics
Glass eye watches water turn
Reels spin slow, the gears don't burn
Mist erases gable signs
Beam writes new on frozen lines
Bridge light cuts the morning grey
Keeps the turning dark at bay
Film runs out but lens stays true
One more reel to show to you
Crank turns slow in stiff cold hands
North wind knows the machine's demand
Fog drinks sound from passing feet
Lens catches what eyes don't meet
Bridge light cuts the morning grey
Keeps the turning dark at bay
Film runs out but lens stays true
One more reel to show to you
Reel clicks loud in empty hall
Shadows stretch on canal wall
Keeper watches, waits, records
Time held fast by copper cords
Bridge light cuts the morning grey
Keeps the turning dark at bay
Film runs out but lens stays true
One more reel to show to you
No stars here, just sodium glow
Water takes what winds don't blow
Hand on crank, eye on gate
Light holds back the heavy weight
Dawn breaks thin on Herengracht
Final frame begins to fade
Lamp still burns though reels are spent
Keeper knows what light meant
Bridge light cuts the morning grey
Keeps the turning dark at bay
Film runs out but lens stays true
One more reel to show to you
Bridge light cuts the morning grey
Holds the night for one more day
Iron lamp sleeps in winter fog
Steel bridge keeps its watch
