Track Insight / Lyrics
I've cleaved through shield and bone alike
Now salt wind kisses dulled steel spike
The Opera House glints like a crown
While gulls cry rough on sandstone ground
Harbor rust takes what the battle earned
No king's decree can stop the turn
Harbor lights paint gold on pitted gray
Another dusk, another day
I drank the blood of French and Scot
Now harbor brine's my only lot
A tourist snaps a photo, smiles
Unaware of ancient miles
My knight lies deep in English clay
I guard the view of ferry bay
The meter's running, fare is due
Time collects from me and you
Harbor rust takes what the battle earned
No king's decree can stop the turn
Harbor lights paint gold on pitted gray
Another dusk, another day
Storm clouds gather, southerly blow
I've felt worse winds a long time ago
No armor saves you from the years
Just rust and salt and harbor tears
Young couples kiss where I once killed
The Harbor Bridge with lights is filled
My edge is gone, my purpose done
Just iron sleeping in the sun
Harbor rust takes what the battle earned
No king's decree can stop the turn
Harbor lights paint gold on pitted gray
Another dusk, another day
Harbor rust takes what the battle earned
We all go rusting in the turn
Salt wind sings my lullaby
Harbor rust, bye and bye
