Track Insight / Lyrics
Meter died when the last train left
Steel sword rests on a vinyl cleft
No dispatch calls, no fares to chase
Just rust and rain on my old face
Crown Vic sleeps three blocks away
Armor dented from the day
Dragon traffic breathed its fire
Burned the gallons, retired tire
I run the Knight Shift, wheels don't turn
Watch the fluorescent tunnels burn
Broadsword leaning on the turnstile
Waiting for the morning mile
No fare left to pay the toll
Just gravel rolling down the hole
Platform tiles are cold and white
Reflect the blade, the dead of night
I polish dents with a rag of gray
Another shift, another day
I run the Knight Shift, wheels don't turn
Watch the fluorescent tunnels burn
Broadsword leaning on the turnstile
Waiting for the morning mile
No fare left to pay the toll
Just gravel rolling down the hole
A stranger sits, a tired nurse
Boots unlaced, carrying the worst
We share a bench, no words required
Two tired souls, by dawn inspired
The schedule calls, the dawn breaks gray
I sheath the sword, I start the day
Key turns over, the engine coughs
Another knight, another off
Rain taps the roof, a steady beat
Wipers dance on the windshield street
Meter clicks to life once more
Knight Shift done, but not the war
I run the Knight Shift, wheels don't turn
Watch the fluorescent tunnels burn
Broadsword leaning on the turnstile
Waiting for the morning mile
No fare left to pay the toll
Just gravel rolling down the hole
Knight Shift running through the vein
Knight Shift dancing in the rain
Knight Shift bleeding through the paint
Knight Shift, Knight Shift, Knight Shift
Meter drops, the city wakes
Knight Shift ends, the engine shakes