Track Insight / Lyrics
He watches dials glow green and gold
Stories sold on waves so cold
Morse code taps on copper wire
Midnight choir of steam and tire
Static hisses through the night air
Signals drift on foggy stair
He adjusts the brass and glass
Waiting for a voice to pass
Rail yard static, clear and true
Night shift calls the morning through
Fog rolls heavy, steel stands still
Radio heart beats on the hill
Meter runs on graveyard time
Nickel wisdom, copper rhyme
Fog eats headlights, swallows sound
Wheels keep turning on the ground
Static hisses through the night air
Signals drift on foggy stair
He adjusts the brass and glass
Waiting for a voice to pass
Rail yard static, clear and true
Night shift calls the morning through
Fog rolls heavy, steel stands still
Radio heart beats on the hill
Slide guitar sings on resonator
Blue notes rise like elevator
Harmonica breathes dirty and low
Pump organ wheezes, soft and slow
Rail yard static, clear and true
Night shift calls the morning through
Fog rolls heavy, steel stands still
Radio heart beats on the hill
Brass stabs cut the gated haze
Syncopated in the maze
Slap bass thumps on wooden floor
Memories knock on bolted door
Rail yard static, clear and true
Night shift calls the morning through
Fog rolls heavy, steel stands still
Radio heart beats on the hill
Dawn breaks slow on rusted track
No fare collected, no way back
Logbook closed, the shift is done
Static falls with rising sun
Rail yard static, clear and true
Night shift calls the morning through
Fog rolls heavy, steel stands still
Radio heart beats on the hill
One last signal, drifting out
Taxi wisdom, silent shout
Static falls on iron rails
Morning clears the foggy veils