Amber Lamp Through the Gale

[Intro] [Instrumental: wah-bent guitar chord, answering bend, bass joins, drums and muted riff] [Verse 1] The fresnel glass coughs amber light Rain claws the panes on gull point tower I haul one tin of kerosene Up seven turns, one step per hour [Chorus] Hold on, hold on, i’m keeping the lamp alive Tell me your bearing, tell me you’re clear The black water breaks against the iron stair Hold on, hold on, i can still see you here [Verse 2] Your trawler’s call cuts through the gale “North by the shoal—we’ve lost our line” The backup motor kicks, then chokes Its little cough dies out of time [Chorus] Hold on, hold on, i’m keeping the lamp alive Tell me your bearing, tell me you’re clear The black water breaks against the iron stair Hold on, hold on, i can still see you here [Guitar solo] [Instrumental: soaring melodic guitar solo] [Chorus] Hold on, hold on, i’m keeping the lamp alive Tell me your bearing, tell me you’re clear The black water breaks against the iron stair Hold on, hold on, i can still see you here [Outro] One more turn, the flame holds fast One more sweep across the foam I keep the lamp until you’re past Then bring the last small vessel home