Track Insight / Lyrics
Lamp swings slow on rusted chain
Guard walks pier through wind and rain
Boots hit wood in measured time
Counting steps like meter rhyme
Mist obscures the golden gate
Footsteps mark the passing fate
Each step a number, each step a name
Fog steps walking just the same
Beam cuts white through heavy gray
Logs the hours, logs the day
Salt crust forms on brass and glass
Time moves slow, time moves fast
Radio crackles low and deep
Promises the dawn will keep
Coffee cold in metal thermos
Night shift long but never numb
Mist obscures the golden gate
Footsteps mark the passing fate
Each step a number, each step a name
Fog steps walking just the same
Gulls cry out at first pale light
Pier stands empty through the night
Guard turns key and locks the gate
Another shift recorded straight
Lamp swings slow on rusted chain
Guard walks home through wind and rain
Boots hit pavement, rhythm done
Counts the steps to rising sun
Mist obscures the golden gate
Footsteps mark the passing fate
Each step a number, each step a name
Fog steps walking just the same
Fog steps fade with morning light
