The Lantern Man Keeps the Last Stall Lit

Tracks

1. 1. Window Seat on the Early TrainEarly train, hot coffee and a hundred faces pointed at the clock. The opening horn is a promise that the day will go well.neoclassical, film score5:06
2. 2. Coats Off at the Bus StopThe morning came in softer than it has been, and I wrote that down before it changed its mind. A little gold in every bar.neoclassical, pastoral3:31
3. 3. Twenty Years and the Porch Light Still OnThe gravel sings beneath my shoes and the gate sticks the way it used to. Twenty years, and the porch light is still on.cinematic pop, warm ballad5:07
4. 4. The Gate Latch Remembers My HandThe hedges have grown and the paint has gone pale, but the latch still knows my hand. A romantic homecoming, slow and certain.neoclassical, romantic ballad3:42
5. 5. The Late Show on the Kitchen RadioMidnight, a slice of cake and the radio turned down low. The only groove on the record, and I let it have a little swing.cinematic pop, light swing3:20
6. 6. The Usher Walks the Aisle with a TorchThirty years of shining a small torch down the aisle. I gave the usher the music I would give a king.neoclassical, film score4:28
7. 7. The Old Number Nine Walks Out AloneA man walks out of the old number nine ground alone, a paper cup rolling down the stair. The band plays him out softly.cinematic pop, elegiac3:53
8. 8. The Lantern Man Keeps the Last Stall LitThe crowds are gone and the awnings are down, and one stall is still lit. The title song, and the nearest thing to a signature I have.classical crossover, film score3:40
9. 9. The Eye of the Storm Is a Quiet RoomThe wind goes still at midnight and the rain stops on the pane. I closed the record in the quiet, because that is where the light is.neoclassical, nocturne3:32