Track Insight / Lyrics
The reel spins round like a short-order wheel
Grease on the sprockets, steel on steel
Mist clings low on the bridge's iron back
Counting footsteps, keeping the track
Footsteps on the bridge, I count them all night
Misty river rolling, swallowing the sound
Reel clicks steady, keeping perfect time
Diner cook projectionist, lost and found
New reel loaded, carbon arc strikes bright
Footsteps pause at the railing's cold bite
A couple argues, voices low and rough
I flip the changeover, call their bluff
Coffee burns, the second feature starts
Footsteps fade like dying projector parts
The river swallows echoes, deep and wide
I joke to empty seats, enjoy the ride
Footsteps on the bridge, I count them all night
Misty river rolling, swallowing the sound
Reel clicks steady, keeping perfect time
Diner cook projectionist, lost and found
The bulb blows out, the screen goes white as bone
I wipe my hands on a rag, head for home
But the footsteps linger in my tired head
Like orders called when the rush is dead
Last reel tails out, the booth goes quiet dark
Dawn breaks pale on the river's muddy spark
I lock the door, wipe the counter clean
Footsteps counted, another nightly scene
Footsteps on the bridge, I count them all night
Misty river rolling, swallowing the sound
Reel clicks steady, keeping perfect time
Diner cook projectionist, lost and found
Footsteps on the bridge, fading in the light
Counter resets at the morning light
