I’ll have to go when the whistle blows
Tonight I hit you with Montreal’s The Arcade Fire, with their version of “Born on a Train”, a Magnetic Fields song. This was performed on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic. I love lead singer Win Butler’s voice, especially on this tune.
The Arcade Fire: Born on a Train (mp3)
The lyrics are oh so post-worthy:
I know that you were never young
And I know you probably wont get old
But honey nobodys gonna hurt you anymore
And nobodys going to make you want to dieBut Ive been making promises I know Ill never keep
One of these days Im gonna leave you in your sleep
Ill have to go when the whistle blows, the whistle knows my nameBaby, I was born on a train.
Some roads you only seen at night
Ghost roads nothing but neon signs.
But some nights the neon gas gets free
And turns into walking dead like meBut Ive been making promises I know Ill never keep
One of these days Im gonna leave you in your sleep
Ill have to go when the whistle blows, the whistle knows my nameBaby, I was born on a train.
I called one morning cold and grey,
You wont remember anything
Some of us dont believe in time,
And some of us dont believe in lifeBut Ive been making promises I know Ill never keep
One of these days Im gonna leave you in your sleep
Ill have to go when the whistle blows, the whistle knows my nameBaby, I was born on a train
Baby, I was born on a train
Baby, I was born on a train
Baby, I was born on a train
Baby, I was born on a train
Baby, I was born on a train..
- Buy their latest album, Funeral. Go on, do it. I’m watching you.
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dickvandyke
Inspired, old boy.