Lyrics
On the fourth floor of a Sternschanze walk-up
He sands the hull of a miniature freighter
Every tiny joint has its tolerance
The steady pressure of his calloused hands
[Chorus]
It's the only friction he can feel
The only torque that makes it real
[Verse 2]
The window sweats with winter drizzle
Sunday night, the S-Bahn hums below
"Don't wait up," the ink has bled
On a note he read three weeks ago
[Chorus]
It's the only friction he can feel
The only torque that makes it real
[Bridge]
He's testing for the point of shear
A quiet load I've known for years
[Chorus]
(Key Change)
It's the only friction he can feel
The only torque that makes it real
[Outro]
The tiny mast is set in place
The bearing turns without a trace
About Søren Strand
Søren Strand was raised in the port district of Hamburg-Altona by his single mother, a Filipina nurse who worked double shifts. He learned to play on his grandmother's old upright piano, writing melodies to match the rhythm of the cargo cranes outside his window. His music, a unique blend of tropical-pop and North Sea melancholy, is shaped by a decade-long, on-and-off love with a maritime…
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