Lyrics
Some roads are only seen at night
Some paths are only visible during the night.
Ghost roads, nothing but neon signs
These paths are like ghostly roads with only neon signs.
But some nights the neon gas gets free
On certain nights, the neon lights become free and transform into something akin to the walking dead.
And turns into walking dead like me
The speaker likens themselves to the walking dead, suggesting a sense of emptiness or detachment.
And I've been making promises I know I'll never keep
The speaker confesses to making promises they are aware they will not fulfill.
One of these days I'm gonna leave you in your sleep
Expressing a desire to leave the other person while they are asleep.
I'll have to go when the whistle blows
Anticipating departure when signaled by a train whistle.
The whistle knows my name
Suggesting a personal connection with the sound of the train whistle.
Baby, I was born on a train
Revealing a symbolic birth on a train, possibly suggesting a nomadic or transient nature.
Well, I know that you were never young
Acknowledging the partner's perpetual youthfulness.
And I know you probably won't get old
Doubting the partner's likelihood of aging.
But, honey, nobody's gonna hurt you anymore
Assuring the partner that they won't face harm anymore.
And nobody's gonna make you want to die
Promising protection from anything that might make the partner want to die.
And I've been making promises I know I'll never keep
Repetition of making unfulfilled promises.
One of these days I'm gonna leave you in your sleep
Reiterating the intention to leave the partner while they are sleeping.
I'll have to go when the whistle blows
Emphasizing the departure coinciding with the train whistle.
The whistle knows my name
Reinforcing the personal connection between the speaker and the train whistle.
Baby, I was born on a train
Reaffirming the speaker's symbolic birth on a train.
I'll go some cold and grey morning
Anticipating a departure on a cold and grey morning.
And you won't remember anything
Suggesting a forgettable nature of the departure for the partner.
But some people don't believe in time
Highlighting the disbelief in time for some individuals.
And some of us don't believe in life
Expressing a lack of belief in life for certain individuals.
And I've been making promises I know I'll never keep
Reiteration of making promises that won't be fulfilled.
One of these days I'm gonna leave you in your sleep
Repeated intention to leave the partner while they are sleeping.
I'll have to go when the whistle blows
Emphasizing the departure coinciding with the train whistle.
The whistle knows my name
Reinforcing the personal connection between the speaker and the train whistle.
Baby, I was born on a train
Final reaffirmation of the symbolic birth on a train.
Baby, I was born on a train
Closing with a repetition of the speaker's symbolic birth on a train.
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