Track Insight / Lyrics
Fluorescent buzz at three a.m.
Rain writes lines on glass again
Door chimes once, wet boots tread in
He smells of brine and cheap gin
Drops a bundle, canvas weighted
Jeans and oilskin salt-crusted
I take the load, drum turns steady
Water rises, cold and ready
He brings the sea in dripping loads
I swallow salt and heavy clothes
Spin cycle turns the tide back clear
Another catch washed clean in here
Coin slot clicks, the cycle starts
Motor groans its metallic parts
Sudsing up the brine and scale
Rinsing out the net and gale
He brings the sea in dripping loads
I swallow salt and heavy clothes
Spin cycle turns the tide back clear
Another catch washed clean in here
The rain keeps falling, steady beat
No sunrise here, just concrete sleet
But in my drum the water's warm
A sailor's shield against the storm
Window shows the sodium glare
Rain falls hard on empty square
He leans against the dryer's heat
Steam rises from his booted feet
Final spin, the water drains
Centrifuge pulls muddy stains
Door unlocks, mechanical clack
He folds the dry, don't look back
He brings the sea in dripping loads
I swallow salt and heavy clothes
Spin cycle turns the tide back clear
Another catch washed clean in here
Spin cycle turns the tide back clear
Another catch washed clean in here
