Track Insight / Lyrics
I hang heavy on his frame
Salt and rain stitch up my seam
Pockets hold a crumpled name
Whiskey breath and cigarette dream
He stands where the pier gives out
Bay swallows what the light leaves out
Case file closed but eyes stay wide
Tide rolls in, he turns the tide
Brass buttons catch the harbor glare
Fifty years of salt and wear
Collar stiff with dried up lies
Seagull cries and alibis
He stands where the pier gives out
Bay swallows what the light leaves out
Case file closed but eyes stay wide
Tide rolls in, he turns the tide
Lining torn from knife fight days
Blood don't wash in normal ways
Thread by thread I learn the cost
Every button gained and lost
He stands where the pier gives out
Bay swallows what the light leaves out
Case file closed but eyes stay wide
Tide rolls in, he turns the tide
Midnight whistle, ferry horn
Badge weighs heavy, uniform worn
He unbuttons, lets me breathe
One more case he won't leave
Morning fog lifts slow and pale
Coat still wears his fingerprint trail
Wool holds warmth that flesh lets go
Pier stays quiet, pier knows
He stands where the pier gives out
Bay swallows what the light leaves out
Case file closed but eyes stay wide
Tide rolls in, he turns the tide
Wool holds warmth that flesh lets go
Pier stays quiet, pier knows
Salt stained wool tells the truth
Morning breaks, he buttons up
