Track Insight / Lyrics
Apprentice wipes the gear oil clean
Piazza wakes in silver sheen
Campanile strikes the quarter hour
He counts the beats like meter power
Brass teeth mesh in patient rows
Tiber mist on shuttered rows
Tourbillon spins a silent dance
Before the espresso romance
Cog and cobble, tick and tock
Rome awakens round the clock
Master sleeps while apprentice hums
Time keeps rhythm, future comes
Cog and cobble, tick and tock
Rome awakens round the clock
Key turns slow in morning light
Mainspring coils for coming night
Vespa coughs on Via Condotti
Driver checks his fare box body
Rain-slick stones reflect the dome
Radio brings static home
Old cabbie knows the proverbs true
Time waits for no man, not even you
Cog and cobble, tick and tock
Rome awakens round the clock
Master sleeps while apprentice hums
Time keeps rhythm, future comes
Cog and cobble, tick and tock
Rome awakens round the clock
Shutters bang on Campo de' Fiori
Flower scent and diesel glory
Hands move steady, eyes stay clear
Another day begins right here
Cappuccino steam will rise
Tourists check their watch disguise
But in the square the humming stays
Clockwork heart in ancient ways
Cog and cobble, tick and tock
Rome awakens round the clock
Master sleeps while apprentice hums
Time keeps rhythm, future comes
Cog and cobble, tick and tock
Rome awakens round the clock
Cog and cobble, tick and tock
Rome awakens round the clock
Master sleeps while apprentice hums
Time keeps rhythm, future comes
Cog and cobble, tick and tock
Rome awakens round the clock
Time keeps rhythm, future comes
Spring reverb fades to dawn
Bass line walks the marble on