Track Insight / Lyrics
You watch the beam cut through the steam
Like Fresnel lens in foggy dream
The glass face warm against your palm
A quiet storm, a steady calm
Salt and steam rise from the spout
Watchman's light puts shadows out
No rock to wreck, no ship to save
Just tea and toast and morning wave
The brass reflector catches dust
Years of salt and ocean crust
You turn the knob, the click is loud
Like foghorn lost in cotton cloud
Salt and steam rise from the spout
Watchman's light puts shadows out
No rock to wreck, no ship to save
Just tea and toast and morning wave
Steam climbs the tile, white and thin
Like sails that catch the morning wind
Your thumb knows every scratch and dent
From nights when lightning tore the tent
The beam swings slow across the floor
A sweeping arc, a distant shore
No log to keep, no watch to stand
Just steam and light in capable hand
Cup rattles saucer, porcelain song
Where foghorns blasted all night long
You sip the dark, the heat spreads wide
No lantern oil, no turning tide
Salt and steam rise from the spout
Watchman's light puts shadows out
No rock to wreck, no ship to save
Just tea and toast and morning wave
Dawn paints the window, pale and gold
The flashlight clicks, the story told
Heavy lens now rests in wood
Kitchen quiet, understood
Salt and steam rise from the spout
Watchman's light puts shadows out
No rock to wreck, no ship to save
Just tea and toast and morning wave
Salt and steam, the watch is done
Kitchen keeps the rising sun
Light rests warm on wooden shelf
Kettle sighs, all by itself
