Plastic shell rides ferry wake
Ribbon spills across the gray
Harbor Bridge cuts fading day
Gulls scream past the headland spray
Saltwater rewinds the song we knew
Battery dies but the beat stays true
Magnetic ghost on a rusted reel
Dusk drinks the sound from pier to keel
Walkman clicks on sandstone bench
Foam eats tape with hungry teeth
Opera sails catch final breath
Night falls heavy on the depth
Saltwater rewinds the song we knew
Battery dies but the beat stays true
Magnetic ghost on a rusted reel
Dusk drinks the sound from pier to keel
Lighthouse lens goes dark and cold
Keeper watches from the cliff
Stories spooled in magnetic fold
Time dissolves in heavy drift
Saltwater rewinds the song we knew
Battery dies but the beat stays true
Magnetic ghost on a rusted reel
Dusk drinks the sound from pier to keel
Angular bass cuts through the air
Math rock rhythm odd and sharp
Rickenbacker growls low and rare
Snare snaps crisp a jagged harp
Tape unspools into the tide
Memory sinks nowhere to hide
No rescue for the drowning reel
Just the harbor's cold hard steel
Cassette sinks past kelp and stone
Magnetic dust feeds the floor
Headphones rot where they were thrown
Music plays behind the door
Saltwater rewinds the song we knew
Battery dies but the beat stays true
Magnetic ghost on a rusted reel
Dusk drinks the sound from pier to keel
Tape hits bottom silent deep
Harbor keeps what tides don't keep
