Lyric discussion by LongWeile 

Cover art for Nine While Nine lyrics by Sisters of Mercy, The

The train which Von is waiting is the one that Heidegger mentions in his Fundamental Concepts of Metaphysics

"We are sitting for example in the tasteless station of some lonely minor railway. It is four hours until the next train arrives." etc

Heidegger refers to Boredom as a fundamental mood - In German the word is Langeweile. In his book H. points out that Langeweile is Lange Weile, that is, Long While.

Von is an avid reader of philosophy and ennui-ridden as well as guilt-ridden.

Neutral
Subjective
Enjoyment
Philosophy
Boredom
Existentialism
Heidegger
Ennui