Pok: Freight Train / Pains

Freight Train / Pains, by Pok the Bard. Album: Anthology FREIGHT TRAIN / PAINS Freight train coming in from the east Where it's going is where I care the least Whispered messages that I did not hear Take me to the place that my body needs I don't know what's happening I hope I can eat today Judge and all his courtiers looking down upon me They say: this is the cripple that wants to be free He says we owe it to him, it's in his heritage Wants to know when we're going to let him out of his cerebral cage Justice should be seen to Let's put him away Well thank God for that They've split the scene I was beginning to think I was lost Gotta get back into normal living Plug in that TV screen Gonna pull myself together Gonna have a cool bourbon on ice After all things like that don't occur Think of the children It ain't nice Listen son you've had you're fun Don't go acting on the run Stop wasting time around here You want to live, you want to give You want to cut above the rest Go on out and get it To the top Some people say I left my soul riding on that freight train I'm inclined to agree It has affected my whole brain Don't listen to authorities that claim they've sussed it all Keep on driving on your own track Take care they don't make you fall Take care they don't make you fall Take care they don't make you fall Take care they don't make you fall Don't let the bastards grind you down Take care they don't make you fall Take care they don't make you fall Music and lyrics by Simon Miller. Copyright © 1983 Pok Songs/Explicit Music. This arrangement by Pok and Maxx Damage. Recorded, engineered, produced and mastered at Wud Records Studio One, uk, 26th April 2017. Remixed and remastered at Wud Records Studio One, Central Europe, April 2025. Performers: Pok: acoustic guitar, electric guitars, vocals Maxx Damage: bass Copyright ℗ 2025 Wud Records. Fun Facts: The freight train described in this song is the exact same train as the one described in Cunning and Tricks, another song on the Anthology album. One of Pok’s very early songs, this one was mined from his book Golden Temple and the Laughing Sun during an outbreak of archeology. The entire song was recorded and produced very quickly one day, when other things had actually been planned. As the whole thing went fast, there was still time for those other things. Sven was not available on that day, so there are no drums. The acoustic guitar is George's Yamaha, fitted with 9-guage electric strings. See also: https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/pok/ https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/pok/anthology/ https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/track/freight-train-pains https://www.explicitmusic.co.uk/lyrics-information/pok-bard/anthology/freight-train-pains https://www.youtube.com/@poktv6148/videos https://www.facebook.com/pokthebard https://pookofpok.blogspot.com/ https://pokthebard.uk/ https://linktr.ee/pokthebard