Track Insight / Lyrics
Chrome handlebars kiss cold rivets
Tires hug the arched walkway tight
Chain catches on bolt and bracket
Pedals dangle in gray morning light
Canvas bag straps snap against frame
Kodak hangs from a leather cord
River breathes up through the grates
Fog erases the far bank's board
Spokes trap the mist in silver teeth
Frame bends where the expansion joint gapes
Shutter fires, the moment holds breath
Rust blooms orange on faded red paint
Boy in a coat two sizes large
Thumbs wind the lever, click by click
Bus roars past, diesel coughing hard
Wake shudders the tripod stick
Negative catches the tangled geometry
Girders slice the pale sky in strips
Chainring bites into his thumb knuckle
History prints in chemical dips
Spokes trap the mist in silver teeth
Frame bends where the expansion joint gapes
Shutter fires, the moment holds breath
Rust blooms orange on faded red paint
Wind lifts the drop cloth covering
Exposes the darkroom's red glow
Enlarger head burns the image deep
Silver halides learn to show
Print dries clipped to a clothesline wire
Bicycle becomes a ghost in grain
Bridge stays straight, the river keeps flowing
Boy boards the bus through sheeting rain
Spokes trap the mist in silver teeth
Frame bends where the expansion joint gapes
Shutter fires, the moment holds breath
Rust blooms orange on faded red paint
Spokes trap the mist in silver teeth
Frame bends where the expansion joint gapes
Advance lever clicks one last frame
Bus taillights swallow the bridge name