Track Insight / Lyrics
You pulled the truck beneath the buzzing canopy
The pump clicked shut at quarter past three
An iron fluke dug deep in cracked concrete
Where no tide rises, only heat
Oh, neon anchor, holding fast
No ocean floor, just broken glass
You check the lantern, check the log
But the beam don't reach this diesel fog
The clerk don't ask why the chain is slack
He wipes the counter, turns his back
Moths beat wings on humming pink tubes
You stir your coffee, count the cubes
You used to read the swell and cloud
Now you read the map read aloud
The lens is salt, the brass is green
The heaviest thing you've ever seen
Oh, neon anchor, holding fast
No ocean floor, just broken glass
You check the lantern, check the log
But the beam don't reach this diesel fog
No foghorn here, just semi brakes
No kelp, just wrappers, paper flakes
You lift the shank, your knuckles white
The metal screams in sodium light
The pickup groans, the suspension sighs
The anchor drags, a steel surprise
You point the nose toward open road
Leave the crossroads, leave the load
Oh, neon anchor, holding fast
No ocean floor, just broken glass
You check the lantern, check the log
But the beam don't reach this diesel fog
Neon anchor, cut the chain
Salt water running through your vein
Just iron teeth in neon rain
You blink the light, you feel no pain
