
Harbor Horn
[Verse 1: Ragged-throated Lisbon female rock lead, belted and clear] Radar paints ghosts in a soft white wall Freighter behind me waiting on my call Radio crackles with a ship I was not told Hospital marks and a story gone cold I ease my charge to the edge of the lane Let mercy pass like a quiet small rain Captain complains for a minute then stops Even hard men understand hospital props [Pre-Chorus: Ragged-throated Lisbon female rock lead, rising] Channel is mine until mercy asks first I slide my freighter and I quench my thirst [Chorus: Ragged-throated Lisbon female rock lead, belted, full chest] Give the lane, then take it back clean Fog does not care who you planned to be Mercy is traffic when the night runs blind Give the lane, then take it back clean [Verse 2: Ragged-throated Lisbon female rock lead, horn stack, three short horns alone, then the band lifts as the hospital ship clears and her freighter takes the lane] Stack of three horns in a hollow white space Band comes up as the mercy ship races Then my freighter slides where the water opens wide Lisbon lights blur on the harbor side I log the delay without writing a speech Duty is flexible within honest reach Pilot is not only schedules and pride Pilot is the choice when two hulls collide [Chorus: Ragged-throated Lisbon female rock lead, belted, full chest] Give the lane, then take it back clean Fog does not care who you planned to be Mercy is traffic when the night runs blind Give the lane, then take it back clean [Bridge: Ragged-throated Lisbon female rock lead, held then lifted] Hold for the red cross Hold for the breath Hold for the freighter That waited on death [Verse 3: Ragged-throated Lisbon female rock lead, full chest beautiful] Morning will show the same painted wall Nobody famous will keep the call I still feel the horns in my ribs like a drum Give means more than a favor become Give means the lane can be shared without loss Give means a pilot who can carry the cost Harbor steam and a chart full of maybes I took it back clean for the freight and the babies [Final Hook: Ragged-throated Lisbon female rock lead, belted, full chest] Give the lane, then take it back clean Fog does not care who you planned to be Mercy is traffic when the night runs blind Give the lane, then take it back clean [Outro: Ragged-throated Lisbon female rock lead, loud, the last horn stack rings out and fades] Give the lane Take it back Clean [End]

