Track Insight / Lyrics
Ice coats the canopy, breath clouds the glass
Canal reflects the nav-light as we pass
Throttle holds steady, hands recall the flight
Choir boys don't pray, we calculate the night
Altimeter reads zero, hold the line
The bridges wake, the city keeps its time
No runway here, just water, stone, and sky
We write our liturgy in vapor trails high
Check the thrusters, watch the gauges climb
Fog eats the spires, steals the morning time
Herengracht holds its breath beneath the wing
We sing the checklist like a hymn we bring
Wooden flute calls from a barge below
Cello hums where the cold currents flow
Harpsichord ticks in the panel light
We read the dark like psalms we know by night
Altimeter reads zero, hold the line
The bridges wake, the city keeps its time
No runway here, just water, stone, and sky
We write our liturgy in vapor trails high
Check the thrusters, watch the gauges climb
Fog eats the spires, steals the morning time
Herengracht holds its breath beneath the wing
We sing the checklist like a hymn we bring
Left thruster coughs, a sputter in the cold
The oude kerk bell tolls, measured, old
Tap the gauge, speak soft to the machine
Saint Nicholas watches, unseen, serene
Check the thrusters, watch the gauges climb
Fog eats the spires, steals the morning time
Herengracht holds its breath beneath the wing
We sing the checklist like a hymn we bring
Fog lifts a meter, shows the gabled roofs
Ten thousand tiles, ten thousand weather proofs
We're not landing, just kissing the air
A benediction said with thorough care
Check the thrusters, watch the gauges climb
Fog eats the spires, steals the morning time
Herengracht holds its breath beneath the wing
We sing the checklist like a hymn we bring
Thrusters warm, the checklist nearly done
The sun tries breaking through, a pale white sun
Log the hour, log the fuel, log the
