West Lake

Lyrics

[Intro — instrumental only, no vocals]
[a fishing reel clicks and whirs, a bobber plunks; the beat builds]
[Instrumental build — still no singing, let the groove settle in]
[Instrumental — the reel and the strings carry it alone]

[Verse 1 — vocals enter at last]
Westside water in the neighborhood's name,
the old front porches and the patient game;
click the reel, let the bobber drop,
West Lake waiting where the slow lines stop.

[Chorus]
West Lake, West Lake, reel and click,
the patient water and the bite so quick;
cast it, cast it, watch the ripple spread,
the westside calm where the line is read.

[Verse 2]
Mozley green and the morning still,
a quiet stop with a quiet will;
every cast a hope on the western shore,
West Lake reeling a little more.

[Chorus]
West Lake, West Lake, reel and click,
the patient water and the bite so quick;
cast it, cast it, watch the ripple spread,
the westside calm where the line is read.

[Outro — vocals stop here]
[Instrumental — the reel rides out alone, no more singing]
[Long instrumental outro — the groove fades slowly all the way down to silence]