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I hear the train in the distance The clank of metal speech Grazing over roads that have known better days I hear the rasping cries of the conductor As he calls out the names of places Places where I might or might not want to be I hear the whistle, a knife through the air I hear the train in the distance And I close my eyes Trying so hard to forget all those treasures All those picayune sparkles That used to be everything for me Keeping up my endeavour To forget everything But the train in the distance I stand With a smile that’s been there Just there For so long That it’s ancient with the lines of stagnancy I stand And just like always I do the right thing Even if it might not be The right thing for me
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Apr 23, 2014
Apr 23, 2014 at 7:23 AM UTC
The Train
I hear the train in the distance The clank of metal speech Grazing over roads that have known better days I hear the rasping cries of the conductor As he calls out the names of places Places where I might or might not want to be I hear the whistle, a knife through the air I hear the train in the distance And I close my eyes Trying so hard to forget all those treasures All those picayune sparkles That used to be everything for me Keeping up my endeavour To forget everything But the train in the distance I stand With a smile that’s been there Just there For so long That it’s ancient with the lines of stagnancy I stand And just like always I do the right thing Even if it might not be The right thing for me
// Heartstrings once broken can never be put back together again
bips1997
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Apr 23, 2014
Apr 23, 2014 at 7:23 AM UTC
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