Track Insight / Lyrics
Booth glass fogged with breath and rain
Collector counts the copper chain
Turnstile clicks a hollow sound
No passengers to gather round
Fluorescent hum drinks midnight air
Shadows stretch on tiled stair
Camera shutter steals the scene
Quietest king and queen
Token booth keeps vigil deep
While city learns to curse and sleep
Coins stack neat in metal tray
Dawn still hours away
Token booth keeps vigil deep
Promises the dawn will keep
Uniform worn thin at cuff
Radio plays dub and stuff
Thermos steam curls through the grate
Shift ends at the morning gate
Fluorescent hum drinks midnight air
Shadows stretch on tiled stair
Camera shutter steals the scene
Quietest king and queen
Token booth keeps vigil deep
While city learns to curse and sleep
Coins stack neat in metal tray
Dawn still hours away
Token booth keeps vigil deep
Promises the dawn will keep
Runaway kid leans on wall
Framing light in silver hall
Lens catches sweat on weathered brow
Silent pact between them now
Train roar shakes the mosaic tile
Wind tastes metal, oil, and bile
But booth stays rooted, calm, and warm
Shelter from the coming storm
Token booth keeps vigil deep
While city learns to curse and sleep
Coins stack neat in metal tray
Dawn still hours away
Token booth keeps vigil deep
Promises the dawn will keep
First commuter drops a coin
Heavy lid begins to groan
Collector nods, the kid lifts frame
Morning writes a different name
Token booth keeps vigil deep
While city learns to curse and sleep
Coins stack neat in metal tray
Dawn has arrived to stay
Token booth keeps vigil deep
Promises the dawn will keep
Shutter clicks on platform floor
Booth don't need the rush no more