Track Insight / Lyrics
One engine sigh, the red doors swing
I've got a guitar and one last thing
One camera lens, one copper coin
Watch me pack the platform down
One fare in my hand, a camera lens
A guitar case swinging on a rusted hinge
A black coat swallowing my silhouette
I trade a midnight for a dime
Two tunnel fans cut the dark like tin
My shadow folds when the red lights spin
A paper cup rolls down the rail
Your last blue note slips off the scale
Pack the guitar, let the platform ring
One last chord while the red doors swing
I was five spare sheets behind the glass
Watched every face hurry up to pass
I was a stranger with a borrowed flame
Nobody taught me how to play
Carry snapshots where the morning lay
Keep one coin for another gray
Pack the guitar and ride away
Hold that sorrow, let it play
A station vendor flashes me a grin
An old woman counts my copper tin
A poster peels from a bloody wall
My camera blinks at the farewell call
Pack the guitar, let the platform ring
One last chord while the red doors swing
I was five spare sheets behind the glass
Watched every face hurry up to pass
I was a stranger with a borrowed flame
Nobody taught me how to play
Carry snapshots where the morning lay
Keep one coin for another gray
Pack the guitar and ride away
Hold that sorrow, let it play
My shadow boards with me
As the red sign bends
The amplifier coughs low
While the whole train rings
Rain on the steps, but the pavement's dry
A broken bottle rolls the gutter by
My last reflection bends goodbye
An empty strap cuts a pale arc through sky
Down the same stairs with a lighter flame
A dead man's watch ticks another name
Three paper tickets soft as bone
I fold the future in a phone
Pack the guitar, let the platform ring
One last chord while the red doors swing
I was five spare sheets behind the glass
Watched every face hurry up to pass
I was a stranger with a borrowed flame
Nobody taught me how to play
Carry snapshots where the morning lay
Keep one coin for another gray
Pack the guitar and ride away
Hold that sorrow, let it play
One engine sigh, the red doors fold
A tail-light turning red to gold
My camera keeps what the night stole
And the last white platform goes cold