phantom line

Verse 1 The rails hum low in the night Like a hymn the iron sings The air’s so thick it steals my breath away And swallows everything I’ve been waiting here for Maybe it’s been years The ghosts ride on shadow tracks Whispering in my ears Chorus But the train won’t come Just the wind and the rain I'm bound to this phantom line Verse 2 The station’s empty, the lantern’s cold No fire can light my way I hear the shuffle of broken souls But they’ve got no words to say I clutch my ticket like a rosary Praying for steel to scream The clock is laughing on the wall Time isn’t what it seems Chorus But the train won’t come Just the wind and the rain I'm bound to this phantom line Bridge The stars blink out, one by one As the tracks dissolve in the fog I’m staring down eternity Through the eyes of a stray dog There’s promise in the distance Sounds like the engine’s cry Chorus But the train won’t come Just the wind and the rain I'm bound to this phantom line Outro So I’ll wait till the earth caves in Till the heavens start to wail Till the rails give way to nothing And the night unfolds its tale The train won’t come; it never will But I’ll sit here all the same A shadow waiting for a shadow Calling out your name Calling a ghosts name (That ghost on the line is part of who we are now, and even though that time is gone, it’s given us something. I love you, especially my fellow crooked trees.)