Night Train
3 minElectronic
Slow burn. 306 moves a minute, peaking at 400 units a second.
Two women trade lines on the last train out, one asking and one answering. One long build through the tunnels, then a slow comedown to the last stop.
Lyrics
Intro
Last train out. The platform is wet and bright.
Take the window seat, nobody rides tonight.
Hold... hold... the doors are closing... still...
Call One
How slow can you go when the city pulls away?
Slow... glide... slow... glide... all the way down... stay...
Answer One
Lights are going by, one and two, one and two
Rise... rise... climb... higher... the tunnel's coming through
Sink... sink... deeper... lower... hold it at the root
Glide... glide... slow... hold...
Call Two
What do you do when the tunnel takes the light?
Squeeze... squeeze... tighter... hold... and I count to five
Answer Two
Out of the dark the fields are silver blue
Quicker now, the rails are singing, glide, glide, glide, glide
Climb... climb... climb... higher... hold... release...
Call Three
Two more stations. Nobody's getting on.
Twist... circle... circle... swirl... and back to where we were
Peak
Stroke, stroke, stroke, stroke, the whole train is shaking
All the way up, all the way down, stroke, stroke, stroke, stroke
Harder, faster, stroke, stroke, stroke, stroke, the signal's turning green
Stroke, stroke, stroke, stroke... hold... release...
Comedown
Slower... slower... easing... the fields go flat and grey
Sink... lower... rest...
Where do you get off? Somewhere I have never been.
Outro
The last stop is coming, the sky is going white
Hold... still... stop.
Last train out. Goodnight.
