Red clay baked in Boston fire
Centuries worn thin as wire
Autumn wind bites deep and cold
Owl light writes in white and gold
Rain falls hard on Beacon Street
Cobblestones glow wet and sweet
Talons click on mortar seams
White wings cut through autumn dreams
White on red the owl descends
History bends but never ends
Camera clicks the midnight frame
Runaway heart knows every name
Leaves skitter sharp across my face
Bus brakes scream at Park Street gate
Owl lifts off on silent beat
Shadow stretches long and great
White on red the owl descends
History bends but never ends
Camera clicks the midnight frame
Runaway heart knows every name
Falsetto rises through the grind
Industrial heart beats out of time
Brick remembers every footfall
Light writes truth on mortar wall
Dawn breaks gray on Beacon Street
Cold wind steals the autumn heat
Silver Line pulls from the curb
I absorb what I observe
Tourist shoes scuff up my face
Guidebook history takes its place
But I still hold the owl's white trace
Burned in clay at midnight pace
White on red the owl descends
History bends but never ends
Camera clicks the midnight frame
Runaway heart knows every name
White on red remains forever
White on red remains forever