Track Insight / Lyrics
I rise each dawn to face the night
A solitary soul with a guiding light
The waves crash, the gulls cry, but no one's near
Just me and my beacon, my companion dear
Oh, the subway map '82 hums beneath my feet
A cryptic puzzle, secrets so sweet
In Sydney's harbor, I find my retreat
A lighthouse keeper's life, my lonely beat
Miles of tracks lead to faces unknown
A city alive, yet I stay alone
Fading fast into the city's growing might
A relic of a bygone age, standing through the night
Oh, the subway map '82 hums beneath my feet
A cryptic puzzle, secrets so sweet
In Sydney's harbor, I find my retreat
A lighthouse keeper's life, my lonely beat
I still wonder where they're going, these nocturnal throngs
With their stories and dreams, on their solitary songs
Perhaps one day I'll find my way out of this din
But till then, I'll tend the lamp, a steadfast kin
In the quiet hours, when shadows stretch and play
I imagine the maps could lead me to faraway places, by and by
To distant lands and cities that rise from the night
But for now, I remain, under Sydney's twinkling light
The years keep passing, the world keeps changing
But still I stand, my guiding beam arranging
A lighthouse keeper's life, my world so spare
Yet in the quiet hours, I find moments to share
Oh, the subway map '82 hums beneath my feet
A cryptic puzzle, secrets so sweet
In Sydney's harbor, I find my retreat
A lighthouse keeper's life, my lonely beat
Oh, the subway map '82 hums beneath my feet
A cryptic puzzle, secrets so sweet
In Sydney's harbor, I find my retreat
A lighthouse keeper's life, my lonely beat
Flickering lamp in darkness, my haven and hell
A sentinel watching over Sydney's wild harbor swell
