[Intro] (tick… tick… tick…) Mornin'. Sun's up. Gears are up. Guess I'm up too. [Verse 1] Six a.m. the shop door groans like it's got opinions Frost still on the wrench I left out on the bench The sprout in the coffee can leans toward the window Like it knows somethin' I don't, and honestly, fair enough Light comes crawlin' through the dust and the sawdust And every little leaf just opens up and says, "Alright." [Chorus] It's clockwork photosynthesis Sun hits the leaf and the cog starts to spin Green light in, brass light out Somethin' turnin' in the quiet that I can't quite explain Tick by tick, leaf by leaf The whole world runnin' on a sunbeam and a spring Clockwork photosynthesis And I'm just here holdin' the wrench [Verse 2] Merchant coat's on the hook, still smells like the road But out here in the Base coat with my sleeves rolled There's a vine that took a likin' to the drill press She's doin' better work than the belt ever did [Bridge] If a plant can eat the sun And a spring can hold a day Then maybe what I'm doin' out here in the shop Ain't so far from either one Take a little light, store a little tension Let it go real slow, that's the whole invention [Final Chorus] Clockwork photosynthesis Sun hits the leaf and the cog starts to spin Green light in, brass light out Somethin' turnin' in the quiet that I finally understand Tick by tick, leaf by leaf The whole world runnin' on a sunbeam and a spring Clockwork photosynthesis And I'm just here holdin' the wrench [Outro] Sun's goin' down, gears are windin' down Sprout's still leanin' at the window Guess I'll lean too Yep.
