Harbour Light

[Verse 1]
Ten o'clock shift at the Apapa Port gate
Generator hums, he watches their fate
He sees her Benz pull up quiet on the curb
Same time Tuesday, a silent disturb

[Pre-Chorus]
She no come outside, just cracks the glass
He leans on the bonnet, lets the moment pass
The air gets heavy, pressure drops down low
He sees the tide turning, the undertow
Another squall is coming, he knows the signs
He plots their bearing on imaginary lines

[Chorus]
Harbour light is fading
Two ships in the night
Losing their heading
And drifting out of sight

[Verse 2]
The salt on the breeze carries her perfume
Smells like rain and a coming ruin
He hears her voice, a crackle in the dark
"'You set this course,' she said, 'you missed the mark.'"

[Pre-Chorus]
Now they just dey stare past the container stacks
No forward motion, no turning back
The silence long, e fit to break a man
He sees the whole storm in the clench of her hand
He knows this quiet, before the big wave hits
When you pray for landfall and just call it quits

[Chorus]
Harbour light is fading
Two ships in the night
Losing their heading
And drifting out of sight

[Bridge]
He looks to the water, past the tankers and the rigs
Remembers a silence just as big
That horizon line promise… another signal lost in time

[Outro]
The Benz pulls away, no horn, no wave
Just another ghost in the port-side haze.