The Turning Tide

[Intro]
[Verse]
The shipyard gates are locked
The rusted hulls are docked
My whole steady world was shocked
By the cradle being rocked
I packed my leather boots
And pulled up all my roots
Searching for the fruits
Of the highway's lonely routes
[Pre-Chorus]
Met a man in a diner
Who used to be a miner
He wrote a line much finer
Than a silver-tongued designer
He said keep your vision bright
Through the middle of the night
[Chorus]
Catch the breath of the gale
We are setting the sail
Where the iron used to fail
We will blaze a new trail
Let the turbines turn round
Rising up from the ground
Hear the communal sound
Of the lost being found
[Break]
[Verse]
Two hundred miles behind
With a heavy, open mind
Snippets that I find
Of the human, hopeful kind
Walking through the dry heat
Down a dusty main street
With the blisters on my feet
Making the journey complete
[Pre-Chorus]
She sang a little song
About where we belong
When the days are too long
And the world feels so wrong
We must carry the flame
And remember every name
[Chorus]
Catch the breath of the gale
We are setting the sail
Where the iron used to fail
We will blaze a new trail
Let the turbines turn round
Rising up from the ground
Hear the communal sound
Of the lost being found
[Bridge]
I see the white towers rise
Beneath the coastal skies
No more hollow goodbyes
Or the corporate lies
The banjo starts to ring
As the heavy hammers swing
Hear the whole choir sing
Every single soul is a king
[Verse]
I reached the sandy bluff
Where the living gets tough
I have had quite enough
Of the corporate stuff
I pulled the papers out
And I started to shout
What this walk was about
Killing every last doubt
[Chorus]
Catch the breath of the gale
We are setting the sail
Where the iron used to fail
We will blaze a new trail
Let the turbines turn round
Rising up from the ground
Hear the communal sound
Of the lost being found
[Post-Chorus]
Spinning on
Spinning on
Until the dark is gone
In the light of the dawn
Spinning on
Spinning on
Until the dark is gone
In the light of the dawn
[Outro]