Tell Me On A Sunday
Midnight Reflections: Embracing the Starlight Express
Lyrics
When your goodnights have been said
Reflecting on the conclusion of the evening's goodbyes
And you are lying in bed
Lying in bed
With the covers pulled up tight
With the covers pulled up tightly
And though you count every sheep
Despite counting sheep, the anticipation of insomnia lingers
You get the feeling that sleep
Feeling that sleep will elude tonight
Is gonna stay away tonight
Expressing the difficulty of falling asleep
That's when you hear it coming
Sensing the approach of something
That is when you hear the humming
Hearing a mysterious humming sound
Of the midnight train
Referring to the midnight train
Here again
The return of a recurring theme or experience
Can't explain that midnight train
Unable to explain the significance of the midnight train
That midnight train
Repetition of the mention of the midnight train
Starlight express, starlight express
Invoking the concept of a starlight express
Are you real? Yes or no?
Pondering the reality of the starlight express
Starlight express, answer me yes
Seeking an answer from the starlight express
I don't want you to go
Expressing a desire for the starlight express not to depart
Come try to take me away
Inviting the starlight express to take the speaker away temporarily
But bring me back before day
Requesting to be brought back before daybreak
Light and fill the time between
Asking to fill the time between with light
Take me to everywhere
Yearning to be taken everywhere
But don't abandon me there
Pleading not to be abandoned in those places
Just want to say I've been
Expressing a desire to have experienced various places
I believe in you completely
Expressing complete belief in the starlight express
Though I may be dreaming sweetly
Even though the speaker may be dreaming sweetly
Of the
Interruption or pause in thought
Starlight express, starlight express
Reiteration of the concept of the starlight express
Are you real? Yes, or no?
Repeating the question about the reality of the starlight express
Starlight express, answer me yes
Seeking an affirmative response from the starlight express
I don't want you to go
Reiterating the desire for the starlight express to stay
And if your there
If the starlight express is present
And if you know
If it has knowledge
Then show me which way
Asking for guidance or direction
I should go
Seeking clarity on the right path to take
Starlight express, starlight express
Repetition of the starlight express concept
Are you real? Yes, or no?
Posing the same question about its reality
Starlight express, answer me yes
Requesting a positive affirmation from the starlight express
I don't want you to go
Expressing the reluctance for the starlight express to depart
Starlight express, starlight express
Reiterating the starlight express theme
Are you real? Yes, or no?
Repeating the question about its reality
Starlight express, answer me yes
Asking for a positive response from the starlight express
I need you to be here
Stating a need for the starlight express to be present
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