Track 1 of the single Night Ferry, Sleepless City · 2025
Night Ferry, Engines Humming
“I wrote this one watching the amber deck lights hum across the water, and I wanted the synths to drift the way the ferry does, slow and a little weightless. It's the gentlest way I know to say that I'm still here.”
ambient · dark ambient · dream pop · drone · 4:40
Lyrics
The deck lights hum in amber rows A paper cup, a coat, a rope The harbour shrinks to scattered gold And no one here is in a hurry A sleeping child, a thermos lid A man who watches the black water The engine breathes beneath our feet Like something old and kind and patient Rock me, night ferry, engines humming Carry me slowly across the dark Nothing to reach for, nothing is coming Only the water and one small spark Rock me, night ferry, engines humming The other shore can wait for us The wake pulls silver off the stern And folds it back into the sea I lean against the cold white rail And let the whole day go downstream Rock me, night ferry, engines humming Carry me slowly across the dark Nothing to reach for, nothing is coming Only the water and one small spark Rock me, night ferry, engines humming The other shore can wait for us Somewhere a lighthouse counts its turns Somewhere a window keeps a name I am between the here and there And between is a soft place to stay Rock me, night ferry, engines humming Carry me slowly across the dark Nothing to reach for, nothing is coming Only the water and one small spark Rock me, night ferry, engines humming The other shore can wait for us Engines humming Engines humming The other shore can wait