Track 11 of the album Ice in the Glass · 2012
Radio Tower Lullaby
“A red light on the hill keeping time with a slow heartbeat. I imagined singing it to the one person still awake.”
jazz · dream jazz · lullaby jazz · 4:27
Lyrics
A red light blinks on the radio tower Slow as a heartbeat on the hill It tells the planes the way to travel It tells the sleepless to be still The town below has dimmed its windows The street is empty, the air is clear And one soft signal climbs the darkness For anyone who's listening here Radio tower, hum me down Over the rooftops, over the town Send your lullaby on the air Softly now, I'll meet you there Red light blinking, calm and slow Tell the tired where to go Radio tower, hum me down A trucker hears it on the highway A nurse hears it behind her door A baker hears it, kneading dough A child hears it on the floor It never asks you who you are It never needs to know It only sings a little tune And lets the long night go Radio tower, hum me down Over the rooftops, over the town Send your lullaby on the air Softly now, I'll meet you there Red light blinking, calm and slow Tell the tired where to go Radio tower, hum me down Every wire has a story Every wave has somewhere to be And tonight the whole wide silence Sings along with me So close your eyes, the signal's steady The stars are keeping time A single voice, a single piano A little rhythm, a little rhyme The tower stands upon the hilltop Watching over all And the night will slowly settle Like a soft and gentle shawl Radio tower, hum me down Over the rooftops, over the town Send your lullaby on the air Softly now, I'll meet you there Red light blinking, calm and slow Tell the tired where to go Radio tower, hum me down