Black Bread Rain

[Verse 1] Ash on my boots tonight Ferry horn cuts the dark You left your red scarf there On a bench by the market Cold bread in a paper bag Salt on the tram window I kept your name in my teeth Like a coin I won't spend [Pre-Chorus] And the river keeps moving Past the cranes and the docks I hear your steps in the stones Then they vanish [Chorus] Black bread rain, black bread rain Run through me again Black bread rain, black bread rain Wash the rust from my skin Black bread rain, black bread rain I still know your face Black bread rain, black bread rain Come back to this place [Verse 2] Dry paint peeling off walls Fish scales on the pier steps I traced your line in the frost On a café’s fogged glass Your laugh in the stairwell Your key in the lock Now the hallway is bare But it still leans your way [Pre-Chorus] And the river keeps moving Past the cranes and the docks I hear your steps in the stones Then they vanish [Chorus] Black bread rain, black bread rain Run through me again Black bread rain, black bread rain Wash the rust from my skin Black bread rain, black bread rain I still know your face Black bread rain, black bread rain Come back to this place [Bridge] On the edge of the harbor I called your name out loud Only gulls answered back Only gulls, only clouds If you’re gone, let me keep One hard little spark A match in my coat For the long black dark [Final Chorus] Black bread rain, black bread rain Run through me again Black bread rain, black bread rain Wash the rust from my skin Black bread rain, black bread rain I still know your face Black bread rain, black bread rain Come back to this place