Track Insight / Lyrics
Morning shift reeks of bacon fat
Oak ribs sleep where trolley cars pass
Tar seeps slow through mortar cracks
Autumn wind sings through iron grates
Buried keel don't know the sea
Bricks above keep it company
No oar cuts deep, no sail catches light
Just dark water lapping at night
Coffee steam fogs the short-order window
Regulars laugh at the same old joke
Boat dreams drift where the sidewalk goes
History weighs heavy on splintered oak
Buried keel don't know the sea
Bricks above keep it company
No oar cuts deep, no sail catches light
Just dark water lapping at night
Flippers turn on the greased-up flat
Griddle sings its sizzling song
Hull remembers what the river taught
Current pulls where it belongs
Buried keel don't know the sea
Bricks above keep it company
No oar cuts deep, no sail catches light
Just dark water lapping at night
Muted brass cries through Leslie spin
Tension breaks and the dam gives in
Relief rises like steam from the plate
Heavy thing learns to navigate
Night cook wipes the counter clean
Boat rocks gentle in unseen tide
Two worlds turn on the same machine
Solid ground and the dark below
Buried keel don't know the sea
Bricks above keep it company
No oar cuts deep, no sail catches light
Just dark water lapping at night
Buried keel finally breathes
Bricks above turn to fallen leaves
Oar cuts deep, sail catches light
Dark water shining at night
Hammond fades with the morning rush
Keel rests quiet beneath the hush
