Trains Across the Sea Lyrics
No troubles
On the line
I can't stand to see you
when you're crying at home
Please try Carlton
A cold, black maple hanger
And husbands on the run
That took me by surprise
And in there I met a lady
Her name was Shady Sides
And she said:
It's been evening all day long and
How can something so old be so wrong
Drag me down to sleep
To dream of trains across the sea
Trains across the sea
What are they worth
I don't know
I drunk fifty thousand beers
And they just wash against me
Like the sea into a pier
I feel like this song is about failed relationship, substance abuse and an all around apathy for life.
no comments?!? this is like...the best silver jews song. almost. "in 27 years, i've drunk 50,000 beers." classic.
I agree. This really is one of the best Silver Jews songs.
I agree. This really is one of the best Silver Jews songs.
I understand that it's about a failed relationship, a seduction, and growing old/tired, but I can't really pin the meaning of this one down. But that's all for the best, I guess. It's a part of the magic that is David Berman.
I understand that it's about a failed relationship, a seduction, and growing old/tired, but I can't really pin the meaning of this one down. But that's all for the best, I guess. It's a part of the magic that is David Berman.
I agree, even with the almost. It's been stuck in my head for days. It's been evening all day long. That's the most repeated part playing(in my head). What about what it means? I didn't come here for that, I just couldn't remember part of a line.
I agree, even with the almost. It's been stuck in my head for days. It's been evening all day long. That's the most repeated part playing(in my head). What about what it means? I didn't come here for that, I just couldn't remember part of a line.
Oops. I just negatively rated my own comment. I was trying to delete it because I thought I posted it twice. The "I agree" tricked me. I didn't see the first comment. Oops. Now I might negatively rate this comment on purpose.
Oops. I just negatively rated my own comment. I was trying to delete it because I thought I posted it twice. The "I agree" tricked me. I didn't see the first comment. Oops. Now I might negatively rate this comment on purpose.
Amazing song.