Track 5 of the EP Salt on the Rail · 2019
Signal Bars on the Ferry Rail
“Halfway across with one bar of signal and one thing to say. It ends the EP on a quiet, hopeful hum.”
classical crossover · choral pop · folk hymn · 5:01
Lyrics
Halfway over the water, the mainland a smudge behind I climb to the top deck railing with a call I have in mind One bar and then two bars, the signal flickers in And your voice comes up like sunrise, and I can't help but grin Wind in my hair, wave in my ear Everything I love is getting near Signal bars on the ferry rail Carry my voice through the wind and the gale Hello, hello, I'm on my way Halfway home on a golden day Signal bars on the ferry rail Every wave tells a different tale Keep the kettle warm and the porch light on I'll be there by the afternoon A gull keeps pace beside me, a coffee warms my hand The island rising slowly like a promise on the land You ask me what I'm seeing and I tell you every part The blue, the white, the silver, and the beating of my heart Wind in my hair, wave in my ear Everything I love is getting near Signal bars on the ferry rail Carry my voice through the wind and the gale Hello, hello, I'm on my way Halfway home on a golden day Signal bars on the ferry rail Every wave tells a different tale Keep the kettle warm and the porch light on I'll be there by the afternoon Then the call goes thin, but I don't mind Far behind me, the world I left behind There's a harbour waiting, and a hand to hold Warm as the stories we've always told Signal bars on the ferry rail Carry my voice through the wind and the gale Hello, hello, I'm on my way Halfway home on a golden day Signal bars on the ferry rail Every wave tells a different tale Keep the kettle warm and the porch light on I'll be there by the afternoon Hello, hello, I'm on my way Halfway home, and the harbour's in play Signal bars on the ferry rail Carry me home on the evening gale