Like This Train

Journey of Departure: Like This Train's Emotional Odyssey
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Lyrics

(Don McGlashan)

Introduction by Don McGlashan

I never thought that it would come to this

Expressing surprise or disbelief at the current situation

To watch myself leaving you behind

Observing oneself leaving someone behind

But you went to great lengths to clear my way

Acknowledging efforts made to facilitate the departure

And like this train, you'll take a long, long time

Comparing the journey to a train, emphasizing its lengthy nature

To reach the end of the line

Reaching the end of the line symbolizing the conclusion of the relationship

Like I did

Reflecting on personal experience of reaching the end of the line

Like I did

Reiteration of the previous line for emphasis

The farms and the rivers slide away out there

Observing the changing scenery during the journey

These towns all look like our home town

Noting the familiarity of different towns, drawing parallels to home

No one could blame you for getting out of there

Understanding the reasons for leaving and expressing empathy

But like this train, you'll take a long, long time

Reiterating the prolonged nature of the journey, emphasizing time

To reach the end of the line

Reaching the conclusion, mirroring the speaker's experience

Like I did

Recalling personal emotions at the end of the line

Like I did

Restating the emotional impact for emphasis

You say they'll change in time

Addressing the belief that things will change over time

We won't feel so strange, but I

Expressing skepticism or doubt about the promised change

I don't believe you

Emphasizing disbelief in the assurance of change

I don't believe you

Reiteration of the disbelief for emphasis

The power lines are dancing overhead

Describing the surroundings with power lines and movement in nature

The wind is shaking up the trees

Highlighting the impact of the wind on the environment

I wish I'd known how I could have made you see

Expressing a wish for better communication or understanding in the past

But like this train, you'll take a long, long time

Reiteration of the prolonged nature of the journey

To reach the end of the line

Reaching the end of the line, emphasizing the conclusion of the journey

Like I did

Recalling personal emotions at the end of the line

Like I did

Restating the emotional impact for emphasis

Like this train, you'll take a long, long time

Reiterating the prolonged nature of the journey

To reach the end of the line

Emphasizing the conclusion of the journey for the listener

Like I did

Recalling personal emotions at the end of the line

Like I did

Restating the emotional impact for emphasis

Like this train

Repeating the symbolism of the train, possibly emphasizing inevitability

Like this train

Reiteration of the train symbolism, possibly emphasizing continuity

Like this train

Further repetition of the train symbolism, potentially emphasizing persistence

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