You climb the steel in grey December
Breath clouds rise but you remember
Cables hum a low vibration
Camera clicks your elevation
Shutter speed froze mid-air suspension
One frame caught in foggy dimension
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Fog eats the spires one by one
Your silhouette against the sun
Shutter snaps the danger clear
You walk the line without a fear
Canal wire in the mist
Winter wind has got you kissed
Amsterdam holds breath below
One step forward steady slow
Canal wire in the mist
Winter wind has got you kissed
Tram bells ring through frozen vapor
Your boots grip rust like ancient paper
Lens cap pocketed in wool coat
You balance on a tightrope note
Film advance lever waits for action
Next frame framed in cold abstraction
[Pre-
Fog eats the spires one by one
Your silhouette against the sun
Shutter snaps the danger clear
You walk the line without a fear
Canal wire in the mist
Winter wind has got you kissed
Amsterdam holds breath below
One step forward steady slow
Canal wire in the mist
Winter wind has got you kissed
Harbor cranes bow low in reverence
Your focus needs no interference
Harmonica wails from a barge deck
Soundtrack for your high-wire trek
Organ swells from a canal café
Chords dissolve in spray and grey
Cables sing a metal hymn
City lights grow pale and dim
You're the pulse between the banks
No safety net no second chance
Just you and fog and frozen steel
A moment caught a moment real
Canal wire in the mist
Winter wind has got you kissed
Amsterdam holds breath below
One step forward steady slow
Canal wire in the mist
Winter wind has got you kissed
Last span crossed you touch the brickwork
Fingers numb but smile don't quirk
Film advance lever clicks once more
One frame left for the canal floor
Contact sheet shows the wire walker
Small against the giant stalker
Canal wire in the mist
Winter wind has got you kissed
Amsterdam holds breath below
One step forward steady slow
Canal wire in the mist
Winter wind has got you kissed
Slide guitar fades in the fog
Your footprints vanish on the log
