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You were born inside of a raindrop
I watched you falling
To your death
And the sun
Well she could not save you
She'd fallen down too
Now the streets are wet
Body of water, toxic and timeless
Atlantic ocean, New York skyline
I always get lost
When I leave the village
So couldn't come meet you in Brooklyn last night
But I sing glory from my lowest

And I will say peace
To the people I meet
While the world waits for an explosion
That instant of light that wipes the slate clean
So don't be fooled
No, don't get lied to
Love was always cruel
Don't act strange
Don't be a stranger
It happened to me now it's happening to you
But if you take that train under water then we could talk it through
Well if I could tame all of my desires

Wait out the weather
That howls in my brain
Because it seems
That it's always changing
The wind's indecision, the sorrowful rain
Yeah, I was a postcard
I was a record
I was a camera
Until I went blind
Now I am riding all over this island
Looking for something to open my eyes
But I still sing glory

From a high-rise
And I will say thanks if you're pouring my drinks
While the world waits for an explosion
That moment in time when we are set free
Well don't stay mad
Just let some time pass
And in the morning you'll wake feeling new
And if I don't come back
I mean, if I get sidetracked
It's only cause I wanted to
I'm keeping up with the moon on an all-night avenue
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I love this song. It's absolutely amazing live, also.

Cover art for Train Under Water lyrics by Bright Eyes

it's, "and in the morning you'll wake feeling new". and i agree, this song is fuckin amazing live.

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i love this song very much although it makes me very sad. it reminds me of how things may change when i get really into acting and film, especially between my boyfriend and myself. he's always afraid once i'm famous, i'll break up with him.

i could listen to this song forever.

are you famous yet?

@youryellowbird Yeah you famous yet?

Cover art for Train Under Water lyrics by Bright Eyes

"So don’t stay mad, just let some time pass " The best line of the song. It song is astounding live. This is one of my favorite Bright Eyes songs.

Cover art for Train Under Water lyrics by Bright Eyes

this song is even better on the new album. it sounds amazing. it was great live too, but im glad they finally released it on an album. great great song.

Cover art for Train Under Water lyrics by Bright Eyes

well u have a few errors in the lyrics...so i corrected them

"You were born inside of a raindrop And I watched you falling to your death And the sun, well she could not save you She's falling down too, the streets are wet Body of water, toxic and timeless Atlantic ocean, New York skyline I always get lost, when I leave the village So I couldn’t come meet you in Brooklyn last night But I sing glory from the lowest And I will say peace to the people I meet While the world waits for an explosion An instant of light that wipes the slate clean So don’t be fooled now don’t get lied to Love was always cruel Don’t act strange, don’t be a stranger It happened to me now it’s happening to you But if you take that train underwater, Then we could talk it through

Well if I could tame all of my desires Wait out the weather, that howls in my brain Because it seems that it’s always changing The winds indecision the sorrowful rain I was a postcard I was a record I was a camera until I went blind Now I’m riding all over this island Looking for something to open my eyes But i still sing glory from a high rise And I will say thanks if you’re pouring my drinks While the world waits for an explosion That moment in time when we are set free So don’t stay mad, just let some time pass And in the morning you’ll wake feeling new And if I don’t come back I mean if I get sidetracked It’s only cause I wanted to I'm keeping up with the moon on an all night avenue"

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"and if i dont come back...i mean if i get sidetracked it's only 'cause i wanted to"

Brillant and sung with such emotion...

Cover art for Train Under Water lyrics by Bright Eyes

This is my favorite song on this album. The lyrics and music are beautiful.

Cover art for Train Under Water lyrics by Bright Eyes

This is an epic. I don't understand why barely anyone's commented on it. :)

I can't wait to hear this live. What does this mean anyway? I understand it's something to do with a romance in New York.. or something similar. What's the "train underwater"?

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the train under water is a subway in new york that connects the mainland and staten island? or something like that. I'm absolutely clueless as to the geography of new york city seeing as i've never been anywhere near it, but he said something to that effect at the ann arbor concert. The subway itself is a tunnel that goes underneath water (the ocean or river or whatever is over there).

@saddle_creek_whore The subway he is talking about is more likely the one that connects Manhattan island to Brooklyn. He discusses not wanting to leave the village, which is in Manhattan, and establishes the subject of the song is in Brooklyn at one point. There's really never a reason to go to Staten Island, unless you live there, and if so, Staten Island is way more suburban. It would be easier to take a ferry or simply drive.