I wrote this song shortly before leaving for Hawaii. The last song in fact that I wrote before moving there. I remember sitting on the picnic table in the back yard of my house at the time and thinking about the trip and all that it could possibly entail. Little did I know the answer to that question. I wrote this song much like I write many songs, with my head in the clouds, dreaming of the could be and the what ifs. This song has always struck me for some reason. It's a bit mysterious to me. A bit aloof and distant. It pay homage to traveling and the very longing sound of train whistle in the distance signaling that someone is going somewhere. I just always want it to be me. But "I'm still dreaming."
lyrics
I will meet you there at highnoon
With my gun at my side and my shoulders heavy
If you can't meet me at highnoon
I will come hunt you down and never let you forget it
All those trains in the night
We'll hear them in the morning
Calling out your name "Run Away"
All those trains in the night
They don't know your story
Of courage and fame, it's all in vain
Well time will turn it's weary head
And timeless will be left for dead
Underneath the American backdrop of Michigan
Don't be afraid of the follies of your ways
For if you can't be a man
Hide behind your silly plans
Make your threats and demands
And chase away your friends again
I will meet you there next year
If the plan goes well and the harvest is fruitful
If you can't meet me halfway
Then tear down my bed and leave me for dead
I hear trains in the night
The sound of which awake me out of deep sleep
But I'm still dreaming...
Of trains in the night dethroned from railways
Making their marks in the country side
My time here on this earth is much more than I deserve
I take my walk and observe the irony of self worth
I won't be afraid of the follies of my way
For if I can't be a man I'll hide behind my silly plans
Make my threats and demands
Chase away my friends again
Yes, I can make it there
If you can see me through...
credits
from Axioms,
released January 30, 2015
Chad Houseman on the drums
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