Track Insight / Lyrics
Calico slips through pine needle floor
Telephone poles hum low, wanting more
Amber eyes catch the sodium glow
She hears what the wind don't know
She listens to the pines breathe deep
While town lights are fast asleep
Calico queen on a wooden throne
Pole vibrations hum through bone
Coffee steams in a chipped white cup
Regulars show, they don't give up
But out back where the transformers sing
The cat hears everything
She listens to the pines breathe deep
While town lights are fast asleep
Calico queen on a wooden throne
Pole vibrations hum through bone
Harmonica wails from the kitchen radio
Blues notes drift where the pine winds blow
She flicks an ear at a distant howl
No leash, no collar, no master's growl
She listens to the pines breathe deep
While town lights are fast asleep
Calico queen on a wooden throne
Pole vibrations hum through bone
Wires vibrate with midnight calls
Pine sap drips on transformer walls
She knows the grid's electric heart
Beats faster when the towns depart
Dawn cracks pink on the greasy spoon
Night shift done beneath the moon
Calico vanishes in golden green
Best damned listener I've ever seen
She listens to the pines breathe deep
While town lights are fast asleep
Calico queen on a wooden throne
Pole vibrations hum through bone
She listens to the pines breathe deep
While town lights are fast asleep
Grease pops quiet, shift is done
Calico hears the rising sun
Pine poles hum their low refrain
Night shift cook boards the morning train
