Track Insight / Lyrics
Peeling paint on western wall
Timetable stuck on last call
Coal dust settled on the keys
Morse code tapping through the freeze
I keep the watch on channel three
Static hymns for you and me
Needle dances, vacuum warm
Sheltering the coming storm
Thermos steam on scratched glass top
Pencil poised above the log
Breath makes clouds in frozen air
Waiting for the dispatcher's prayer
Tubes glow amber in the dark
Each contact leaves a carbon mark
Freight train coughs on distant rail
Signal fades beyond the vale
I keep the watch on channel three
Static hymns for you and me
Needle dances, vacuum warm
Sheltering the coming storm
Sunday choir in wire and tin
Hallelujahs rise from deep within
Altos hum through vacuum throat
Keeping faith on single note
Dawn cracks blue through grimy panes
Logbook closed, the ink remains
Operator walks the platform clear
But I stay tuned, I stay right here
I keep the watch on channel three
Static hymns for you and me
Needle dances, vacuum warm
Sheltering the coming storm
Static hymns for you and me
Needle dances, vacuum warm
I keep the watch on channel three
