Night Train
Night Train Revelations: A Journey Through Love and Despair
Lyrics
Here I'm going
Expressing the act of moving or progressing somewhere.
Walkin' with my baby in my arms
Walking with a loved one, likely a romantic partner.
'Cause I am in the wrong end of the eight ball black
Feeling in a difficult or challenging situation (wrong end of the eight ball black).
And the devil, see, he's right behind us
Suggesting a sense of danger or trouble, with the devil representing negativity or hardship.
And this worker said she's gonna take my little baby
A threat from an unidentified person to take away the speaker's baby.
My little angel back
Referring to the speaker's child as a little angel.
But they won't get'cha,
Expressing confidence that the threat won't succeed.
'Cause I'm right here wit'cha
Assuring the presence and support of the speaker.
On the night train
Reiterating the setting, on a journey referred to as the night train.
Swing low, Saint Cadillac
Invoking a religious and luxurious image, possibly for protection.
Tearin' down the alley
Describing a fast and assertive movement through an alley.
And I'm reachin' so high for ya
Expressing a strong desire and effort to reach a high point or goal.
Don't let 'em take me back
Fearing being taken away and expressing a plea not to be returned.
Broken like Valiums and chumps in the rain
Comparing emotional state to being broken, possibly due to stress (Valiums) and challenges in the rain.
That cry and quiver
Describing emotional distress with crying and quivering.
When a blue horizon is sleeping in the station
Depicting a calm or stable state when a positive future is distant.
With a ticket for a train
Having a ticket for a train, symbolizing hope or a plan for the future.
Surely mine will deliver me there
Believing that the train will deliver the speaker to a better place.
Here she comes
Announcing the arrival of something or someone.
I'm safe here with you
Feeling safe in the presence of a companion on the night train.
On the night train
Reiterating the journey on the night train.
Oh mamma, mamma,
Expressing a call or concern to a maternal figure.
Concrete is wheeling by
Observing the surroundings, with concrete passing by, suggesting movement.
Down at the end of a lullaby
Describing the end of a calming song, possibly with a metaphorical lullaby.
On the night train
Reiterating the setting of the night train.
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