Track Insight / Lyrics
Flour dust coats my worn apron strings
Fluorescent flicker, halogen wings
Dough rises slow in stainless steel bowls
Platform empties of rush-hour souls
Yeast wakes warm in darkness deep
While city monsters fail to sleep
I punch the mass, I fold the air
No commuter rush, no frantic stare
Bread bakes bold on subway grates
Midnight oven, iron plates
Crust turns gold in tunnel light
We guard the rise through endless night
Rye starter bubbles, ancient strain
Passed from hands through decades of rain
Scalded milk and honey glaze
Steam clouds the tile's glazed maze
Yeast wakes warm in darkness deep
While city monsters fail to sleep
I punch the mass, I fold the air
No commuter rush, no frantic stare
Bread bakes bold on subway grates
Midnight oven, iron plates
Crust turns gold in tunnel light
We guard the rise through endless night
Rat skitters past the cooling rack
No fare to pay, no turnstile click
My fingers know the gluten's pull
Memory kneaded, muscle full
First train shudders, brakes scream loud
Flour prints on the concrete shroud
Loaves come out with blistered crown
Scent rides rails all uptown
Bread bakes bold on subway grates
Midnight oven, iron plates
Crust turns gold in tunnel light
We guard the rise through endless night
Paper bags folded, twisted tight
Warm weight rests in calloused palms
Next batch proofs while shadows fade
City wakes to crust we made
Bread bakes bold on subway grates
Midnight oven, iron plates
Crust turns gold in tunnel light
We guard the rise through slow night
Steam rises, train arrives
Flour dust on winter lives