I don't think it's about murder to be honest. Now that being said I'm not familiar with every Springsteen song, but when you listen to his voice, it just doesn't sound like the song of someone who had murdered.
Like Nicolett said, it is such a beautiful song..
"She just said, "Joe, I gotta go
We had it once, we ain't got it anymore"
She packed her bags left me behind
She bought a ticket on the Central Line
Nights as I sleep, I hear that whistle whining
I feel her kiss in the misty rain
And I feel like I'm a rider on a downbound train"
The couple just can't cope, I would imagine him losing his job was a big game changer their relationship couldn't cope. That whistle he keeps hearing could be a memory of the last time he saw her.
As for when he hears a voice, and runs home I think it's just his imagination. Sometimes when you want something so desperately to be true, your mind plays tricks on you.
I think the title in itself is due to the the connection with trains on a track symbolizing your life's journey. "Downbound train" a negative connection, things are going "downhill".
I don't think it's about murder to be honest. Now that being said I'm not familiar with every Springsteen song, but when you listen to his voice, it just doesn't sound like the song of someone who had murdered.
Like Nicolett said, it is such a beautiful song..
"She just said, "Joe, I gotta go We had it once, we ain't got it anymore" She packed her bags left me behind She bought a ticket on the Central Line Nights as I sleep, I hear that whistle whining I feel her kiss in the misty rain And I feel like I'm a rider on a downbound train"
The couple just can't cope, I would imagine him losing his job was a big game changer their relationship couldn't cope. That whistle he keeps hearing could be a memory of the last time he saw her.
As for when he hears a voice, and runs home I think it's just his imagination. Sometimes when you want something so desperately to be true, your mind plays tricks on you.
I think the title in itself is due to the the connection with trains on a track symbolizing your life's journey. "Downbound train" a negative connection, things are going "downhill".