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There Used To Be A Train - updated
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A story of what once was
pop rock americana
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Original music created in a small studio by myself. Alternative by category, varying in styles from instrumental, pop, rock, folk, to avant.
Im writing new music weekly and my fans , uh my cat, are appreciated. Actually its been many years Ive been here at SoundClick and I have yet to get anyone interested in collaborating. Maybe its time to hang it up.
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Genre
Alternative • Other Alternative
Charts
#1,248 today Peak #26
#166 in subgenre Peak #7
Author
Mr.C
Rights
Village Idiot Music 2020
Uploaded
October 16, 2021
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MP3 13.6 MB • 320 kbps • 5:56
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WAV 59.8 MB
Story behind the song
I wrote this song pre pandemic and sent it to my once upon a time collaborator Rich to add new vocals. He slowed the tempo down drastically which now made it a five minute song. As well he payed guitars on it sans a click track or drums making it a real challenge to overdub to. He wanted to redo his parts but it languished and we never returned to it. I thought I would put it out there regardless. It is a story, albeit perhaps not a real one but it has some personal elements as well.
Lyrics
There used to be a town, And there used to be a train, Seven tons of steel, Heading down to New Orleans, Now there's only ghosts, Heading down those tracks, There used to be a train, But it's never coming back, Too many miles, So many rails, Too many crosses, with so many nails, So many days, spent walking in the rain, With the world at my back, waiting for a train, There used to be a street, And I used to have a name, But I got lost in memories, Just like every passing train Now there's only dreams, that fall slowly through the cracks, there used to be a man, But he's never coming back Too many miles, So many rails, Too many crosses, with so many nails, So many days, spent walking in the rain, With the world at my back, waiting for a train, There used to be a house, Just a mile from St. Eugene, And It calls me now and then, Like a fire to gasoline, But the pride of New Orleans, Doesn't whistle through the black, There used to be a train, But it's never coming back Too many miles, So many rails, Too many crosses, with So many nails, Too many days, spent walking in the rain, With the world at my back, waiting for a train, Too many people, The Memories and pain, There used to be a town and there used to be a train.
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DRUMNJON
Feb 13, 2022
Brilliant guys! Vocals and lyrics are amazing! Rock!