Track Insight / Lyrics
Thrusters hum beside the park
Ferris wheel rusts in the dark
Coffee rings mark wooden tables
Pie crusts crumble, unstable
Checklist clipped to yoke and thumb
Short-order rhythm, beat the drum
Check the gauge, check the sky
Diner clock ticks, hours fly
Autumn wind shakes both our worlds
Quiet defiance, flags unfurled
Thruster coffee, bitter, hot
Fuel the run, hit the spot
Altimeter reads three-zero-one
Carousel horses come undone
Short-order cook flips eggs with grace
Pilot scans the empty space
Grease pencil marks the manifest
Sugar packets, put to rest
Fuel pressure holds at forty-five
Regulars know how to survive
Leaves pile deep on frozen track
No turning up, no turning back
Magneto check, left then right
Cherry pie for breakfast bite
Check the gauge, check the sky
Diner clock ticks, hours fly
Autumn wind shakes both our worlds
Quiet defiance, flags unfurled
Thruster coffee, bitter, hot
Fuel the run, hit the spot
Twelve-string rings through propeller wash
Prophet pads in midnight hush
Bassline walks where runoff flows
Drums mark time, nobody knows
Rickenbacker chimes, clear and high
Twelve-string sings, the park, the sky
Final checklist, thumbs up sign
Last coffee cup, yours and mine
Ferris wheel and runway light
Both of us burn through the night
Oil temp steady, cylinder head
Apple turnover, buttered spread
Check the gauge, check the sky
Diner clock ticks, hours fly
Autumn wind shakes both our worlds
Quiet defiance, flags unfurled
Thruster coffee, bitter, hot
Fuel the run, hit the spot
Thrusters roar, coffee pours
Midnight wanderlust explores
Grease pops, thrusters ignite
Diner doors lock up tight