Track Insight / Lyrics
Clock strikes three on the depot tower face
I roll dough where the diesel engines pace
Yeast rises slow in the cooling night air
Salt and rye dust coat my callused hands there
[Pre-
Oven glows red like a signal lantern bright
Tracks hum low with a distant freight train might
Steam lifts soft where the warm loaves meet the cold
Stories baked in the crust before they're sold
Flour on the rails, dusting ties and stone
Midnight kneads the dark, I work alone
Crust turns gold where the halogen lamps pale
Flour on the rails, rising through the veil
Coupler clanks like a kitchen timer ring
Freight cars groan with the weight of what they bring
I punch the dough down, let the gluten rest
Watch the fog swallow up the iron crest
[Pre-
Oven glows red like a signal lantern bright
Tracks hum low with a distant freight train might
Steam lifts soft where the warm loaves meet the cold
Stories baked in the crust before they're sold
Flour on the rails, dusting ties and stone
Midnight kneads the dark, I work alone
Crust turns gold where the halogen lamps pale
Flour on the rails, rising through the veil
Radio crackles with a dispatcher's code
Ten-minute warning on the heavy load
Peel the loaves, set them on the wooden peel
Smell of rye and soot makes the night feel real
Hands know the rhythm, road knows the wheel
Ferment and fire, iron and steel
No passenger waits for this morning train
Just bread for the workers breaking the chain
Flour on the rails, dusting ties and stone
Midnight kneads the dark, I work alone
Crust turns gold where the halogen lamps pale
Flour on the rails, rising through the veil
Shift whistle blows, dawn cracks the horizon line
Crates stacked high for the breakfast dining line
Wipe the flour from the apron, call it done
Another night baked before the rising sun
Flour on the rails, dusting ties and stone
Midnight kneads the dark, I work alone
Crust turns gold where the halogen lamps pale
Flour on the rails, rising through the veil
Fog lifts slow, the yard wakes up to light
Flour on the rails, fading into white
