Track Insight / Lyrics
Bayou sun dips low
Laundry lines in shadows grow
Rust stains water red
In the iron's worn dread
Grit and salt in my veins
Life's worn me down like chains
No gold, no shiny things
Just this '72 import king
Mechanical heartbeat in the night
Glances at the porch light
No footsteps met no eyes
In the supper of the cypress trees
Slowing down, I'm losing pace
Rusting away in this bayou place
Staying still, embracing decline
Eventually I'll crumble back in time
Fastened to the floating dock
Chainmail shining, a solid rock
As the storm water rolls in
Holding fast beneath the din
This is life, this is my fate
Anchored down, a captivated state
No escape, no running far
Just the force of the gulf's scar
Mechanical heartbeat in the night
Glances at the porch light
No footsteps met no eyes
In the supper of the cypress trees
Slowing down, I'm losing pace
Rusting away in this bayou place
Staying still, embracing decline
Eventually I'll crumble back in time
Below the moon's silvered veil
In darkness, I still must prevail
Step by step, I'm softly worn
The tides erode, yet I'm reborn
Slowing down, I'm losing pace
Fading fast in this bayou place
Staying still, embracing decline
Slowly sinking, entropy's design
Fading light, waning sound
Iron agitation repeats round
Porter Creek's silent strong
Leaving all to songs so long
