Track Insight / Lyrics
An iron anchor grimaces
Tethered to the windy pier
Salthair mist congeals
As day succumbs to dusk's certainty
The neon puddles shimmer bright
A city's pulse, a lonely light
Midnight beckons, a siren song
In the harbor, where I belong
Oh, guard your post, dear sentinel
Through storm and calm, through day's defeat
Your steadfast vigil, steel and stone
As the waves crash, and the city moans
(TB-303 squelches, sub-bass rumble, open hi-hat sizzle)
With eyes of rust, and skin of two-tone gray
You stand defiant, in the salty bay
Fending off the tide, the wind and spray
A steadfast guardian, night and day
Drops of sweat on forehead steel
As the city's heartbeat beats and squeals
Neon signs painter's vibrant daubs
On the canvas of your steadfast rubs
Unyielding to the salty air
You anchor firm, without a care
Through winter's grasp, through summer's sway
Come the storms, come the endless day
The neon puddles shimmer bright
A city's pulse, a lonely light
Midnight beckons, a siren song
In the harbor, where I belong
Oh, guard your post, dear sentinel
Through storm and calm, through day's defeat
Your steadfast vigil, steel and stone
As the waves crash, and the city moans
A midnight vigil, in the quiet hours
The city's hum, a distant power
As the stars wane, and the darkness grows
You stand eternal, through the salt-stained snows
(TB-303 squelches, sub-bass rumble, open hi-hat sizzle)
Drops of rain upon your shield
Dance with neon, in the gale-field
Your resolve unbroken, steadfast still
As the city's dreams cascade, in a swirling whirl
(Echoey ambient pads, filtered kick drum, and hazy hi-hat)
In the wind's embrace, the city's sigh
As the anchor guides the ships, on by and by
Through the salt and steel, the toil and strife
You watch and wait, a phantom of the night's life.
