Track Insight / Lyrics
Dusty boots on Circular Quay
Polaroid shakes in salted air
He counts the ferries crossing bay
Twin suns bleed on copper water
Negative dries on railing wire
And the harbor holds its breath at dusk
Two suns kiss the bridge's steel tusk
He lifts his lens, no need to ask
Just light and shadow, grain and glass
Just light and shadow, grain and glass
Bus ticket stub in leather coat
Mrs Macquarie's Chair claims his weight
Opera sails cut silver throat
Of night descending, calm and late
City hums a low refrain
Six-shooter rests on denim thigh
But shoots only frames, not lead or lies
Each click a prayer sent to sky
Where kookaburras cease their cries
Horizon swallows both suns whole
And the harbor holds its breath at dusk
Two suns kiss the bridge's steel tusk
He lifts his lens, no need to ask
Just light and shadow, grain and glass
Just light and shadow, grain and glass
Wind tears the negative from hand
He chases it across the sand
The city hums a low refrain
Two suns merge to one again
Two suns merge to one again
Last frame develops, harbor dark
Silver gelatin, salt and spark
He boards the train with empty spool
Twin suns fade behind the pull
Carriage rocks through tunnel mouth
And the harbor holds its breath at dusk
Two suns kiss the bridge's steel tusk
He lifts his lens, no need to ask
Just light and shadow, grain and glass
Just light and shadow, grain and glass
Twin suns fade behind the pull
Just grain and glass
