Track Insight / Lyrics
I keep the oil in the glass
Watching all the gray ships pass
You hold the watch in your hand
Counting grains of salted sand
Tick, tack, the gravel road
Carrying a heavy load
One step left and one step right
Counting down the purple light
The winding key turns in the slot
The tea in the porcelain is hot
Your boots make a clicking sound
Walking on the frozen ground
Tick, tack, the gravel road
Carrying a heavy load
One step left and one step right
Counting down the purple light
The wick is trimmed and burning low
The tide has a steady flow
You check the dial on your wrist
Hidden in a silver mist
Tick, tack, the gravel road
Carrying a heavy load
One step left and one step right
Counting down the purple light
Open the gate and let it swing
Hear the iron hinges ring
Leave the lamp and leave the shore
I don't need the lock no more
The gears spin fast in a gold case
Looking at your weathered face
We walk where the wild grass grows
Following where the north wind blows
Tick, tack, the gravel road
Carrying a heavy load
One step left and one step right
Counting down the purple light
Brass gold ring
Metal swing Counting light
Goodnight night