Track Insight / Lyrics
You wipe the bench with calloused thumb
The ferry waits for no one now
Dawn paints the water steel and plum
You swear a soft and worn-down vow
The awl rests quiet in its slot
Your breath makes clouds in sodium glow
Each stitch you pull connects the knot
The tide retreats, the currents slow
Sole and leather, dawn and dock
You hold the line against the clock
No passenger will miss the boat
You mend the world note by note
The nylon sings a hymn you know
From choir lofts and incense smoke
Each phrase you hum stays soft and low
A prayer for soles that bear the yoke
Sole and leather, dawn and dock
You hold the line against the clock
No passenger will miss the boat
You mend the world note by note
The gulls cry out in counterpoint
Your fingers trace the grain once more
No choir rises, no anoint
Just leather, light, and ocean floor
The ferry horn cuts through the mist
You set the last boot on the rack
Your hands have known the leather's back
No voice returns, none answers back
The sun climbs sharp on copper hulls
You lock the shop and climb the stair
The echo of the morning pulls
A quiet anthem in the air
Sole and leather, dawn and dock
You hold the line against the clock
No passenger will miss the boat
You mend the world note by note
Sole and leather, dawn and dock
You hold the line against the clock
