Track Insight / Lyrics
Morning whistle, cold coffee steam
First boot falls like a heavy dream
Rivets pop in the grey dawn light
Cable holds him, cables tight
Fog rolls in, shifts the tide
Boots hit steel, nowhere to hide
Salt eats wire, salt eats bone
Bay claims all who walk alone
Lunch pail dented, thermos stained
Knees crack loud when it starts to rain
He checks the tension, wipes the grease
Thinks the fog brings him some peace
Fog rolls in, shifts the tide
Boots hit steel, nowhere to hide
Salt eats wire, salt eats bone
Bay claims all who walk alone
Orange bloom on the anchor plate
Spreads slow beneath the worker's weight
He don't notice, he don't see
The rust is walking inside me
Fog rolls in, shifts the tide
Boots hit steel, nowhere to hide
Salt eats wire, salt eats bone
Bay claims all who walk alone
Alcatraz light sweeps the span
Ghost prison, ghost man
Tide don't ask, tide don't beg
Just pulls the rust from bolt and leg
Shift bell rings, the sun goes red
He coils the rope, nods his head
Wire hums low, a tired song
We both know we won't last long
Fog rolls in, shifts the tide
Boots hit steel, nowhere to hide
Salt eats wire, salt eats bone
Bay claims all who walk alone
Salt eats wire, salt eats bone
Bay claims all who walk alone
Coffee's cold. Grill's off. Walk home.
Salt wire stands. Salt wire waits.