Track Insight / Lyrics
You sit above the chimney pots
Where pigeons argue heavy thoughts
The meter stops, the engine sighs
I know the language of the skies
Iron on the zinc you stay
Holding back the coming day
No chain, no rope, just weight and trust
You keep the Paris roofs from dust
Rain slicks the slate on Rue Lepic
You don't flinch, you don't panic
My passengers, they come and go
But you know things they'll never know
Iron on the zinc you stay
Holding back the coming day
No chain, no rope, just weight and trust
You keep the Paris roofs from dust
The Tour Eiffel flashes gold
A story that is never old
You rust a little, seasoned deep
While all the city falls asleep
Iron on the zinc you stay
Holding back the coming day
No chain, no rope, just weight and trust
You keep the Paris roofs from dust
Morning breaks on Montmartre hill
The air is sharp, the coffee still
You watch the bags come down the stair
An anchor holding heavy air
No compass needle points your way
You measure out the night and day
A silent prophet made of steel
Beneath the terrace, made to heal
I drop the flag, I turn the key
You're heavier than memory
No fare to pay, no route to find
Just iron soul and Paris mind
Iron on the zinc you stay
Holding back the coming day
No chain, no rope, just weight and trust
You keep the Paris roofs from dust
Iron on the zinc, you hold
The stories that are never old
Heavy iron, quiet terrace
You hold the sky down, Paris
