Track Insight / Lyrics
Past this depot I used to call home, board my freight cars and roam
Now just cinders and faded signs, the past overtaken by time
Dreams of distant towns and places, that seemed so vast and wondrous then
But life took me on a different route, these ties all come unbound
Whispers echo through the night, ghosts of my memories flying by
Vows unkept, loves that died, the rust and grime of a life denied
My heart is a dead freight car, tangled in a porch awry
A relic of a life I left, now storm-tossed, I can't deny
Cities fade like the lightening, the rain washes away the past
But I'm still haunted by the echoes, forever lost in the open vast
I remember a porch light shining bright, a girl waving from her walk
Promises whispered in the shadows, a future that would never walk
But life has a way of derailing, colors fading from the scene
Now just the steel and the rain, the storm's fury and my broken dream
Whispers echo through the night, ghosts of my memories flying by
Vows unkept, loves that died, the rust and grime of a life denied
My heart is a dead freight car, tangled in a porch awry
A relic of a life I left, now storm-tossed, I can't deny
Cities fade like the lightening, the rain washes away the past
But I'm still haunted by the echoes, forever lost in the open vast
Summer heat and winter snow, years slipping through my hands
Every mile a story untold, of longing and of lonely stands
But even from this stormy night, I'll find a way to let it go
For in the crash of thunder's boom, I hear my heart start to move
My heart is a dead freight car, but I'll untangle myself free
Leave this porch and its memories, and find my way to be
Cities rise and cities fall, but I'll stand in the storm's path
And learn to let my heart live on, start a new journey with a newfound enthral
The wind blows out the porch light, rain drums on metal cold
And I pull away from the wreckage, my heart heavy, my spirit bold
I'll drift on through the thunder's roar, and find a better place to roam
A destination waiting for me, leaving this ghost town home.
