Track 2 of the EP Salt Hours · 2013
Last Bus Across the River
by Vanta Lux
“The last bus along the river, yellow light on sleepy faces. I recorded it with the tape loop running under the whole thing like a slow tide.”
house · dreamy house · tape-loop house · 4:18
Lyrics
The last bus hums along the river road Yellow light on every sleeping face I press my forehead on the cold glass The city slides away at a gentle pace Nobody speaks Everybody is going home Ride with me, ride with me Through the quiet side of town Ride with me, ride with me Where the streetlights wander down We are warm inside the window glow Moving slow, moving slow A driver hums a tune I almost know A nurse is asleep against her bag The bridge lights flicker over the water And the night is soft as a worn out flag Nobody speaks Everybody is going home Ride with me, ride with me Through the quiet side of town Ride with me, ride with me Where the streetlights wander down We are warm inside the window glow Moving slow, moving slow Ring the bell, ring the bell This one is mine Ring the bell, ring the bell Home in a line Ride with me, ride with me Through the quiet side of town Ride with me, ride with me Where the streetlights wander down We are warm inside the window glow Moving slow, moving slow Ring the bell Going home