Track Insight / Lyrics
You stand beneath the heavy stone
Where winter fog has chilled the bone
The canal water turns to gray
As morning light begins the day
The leather pulls against the thread
A rhythmic hum inside your head
The iron nails are driven deep
While all the city stays asleep
Buff the leather till it glows
Down where the cold current flows
Keep the rhythm, keep the beat
Walking fast on frozen street
Your fingers ache from winter cold
The heavy hide is worn and old
You polish boots of polished brown
The finest craft in all the town
The leather pulls against the thread
A rhythmic hum inside your head
The iron nails are driven deep
While all the city stays asleep
Buff the leather till it glows
Down where the cold current flows
Keep the rhythm, keep the beat
Walking fast on frozen street
The bridge above is dark and wide
You keep the salt and wax inside
A steady hand, a steady eye
Underneath a colorless sky
The harmonium begins to moan
A heavy sound a steady tone
Tear the stitching, start again
Working through the freezing rain
Buff the leather till it glows
Down where the cold current flows
Keep the rhythm, keep the beat
Walking fast on frozen street
The fog is thick, the air is keen
The sharpest edge you've ever seen
You wrap the wool around your wrist
Lost inside the winter mist
Buff the leather till it glows
Down where the cold current flows
Keep the rhythm, keep the beat
Walking fast on frozen street
Keep the rhythm, keep the beat
Walking fast on frozen street
One last buff and then we go
Down where the cold currents flow
