Train Song
Ben Gibbard/Feist Lyrics
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Train wheels beating, the wind in my eyes
Don't even know what I'll find when I get to you
Call out your name love, don't be surprised
It's so many miles and so long since I've left you
Don't even know what I'll find when I get to you
But suddenly now, I know where I belong
Nothing at all, in my head, to say to you
Only the beat of the train I'm on
Nothing I've learned all my life on the way to you
One day our love was over and gone
It's so many miles and so long since I've met you
Don't even know what I'll say when I get to you
But suddenly now, I know where I belong
It's many hundred miles and it won't be long
What will I do if there's someone there with you?
Maybe someone you've always known
How do I know I can come and give to you?
Love with no warning and find you alone
It's so many miles and so long since I've met you
Don't even know what I'll find when I get to you
But suddenly now, I know where I belong
It's many hundred miles and it won't be long
It won't be long
It won't be long
It won't be long
This song captures the feeling of a long-awaited journey to find someone you love. The singer is travelling north, the train wheels beating and the wind in their eyes, unsure of what they will find when they arrive. They call out their love's name, hoping to be met with affection instead of surprise. The distance between them is great, and it has been a long time since they were last together. However, in this moment, they suddenly know where they belong, and the many hundred miles that separate them won't seem long.
The singer reflects on the journey they have taken to reach their loved one, and how they have nothing in their head to say except the beat of the train they are on. They feel that they haven't learned anything on the way to finding their love, and that their love had ended and gone at some point. However, they know that they must press on and complete this journey. They worry that there might be someone else with their love, someone they've always known, and they wonder if their love will be alone when they finally find them. Despite these doubts and uncertainties, the singer knows that it won't be long until they reach their destination and see their love once again.
Line by Line Meaning
Travelling north, travelling north to find you
I am journeying towards the north to locate you.
Train wheels beating, the wind in my eyes
The sound of the train wheels and the wind is intense and overpowering.
Don't even know what I'll find when I get to you
I am unsure of what I will discover upon reaching your location.
Call out your name love, don't be surprised
I will announce my arrival with your name to avoid alarming you.
It's so many miles and so long since I've left you
It has been an extended period since I parted ways with you.
But suddenly now, I know where I belong
I have had an epiphany and realized my sense of belonging.
It's many hundred miles and it won't be long
The distance between us is significant, but I will soon be there.
Nothing at all, in my head, to say to you
I am currently devoid of words to express to you.
Only the beat of the train I'm on
The only sound I can hear is the rhythmic pulsation of the train I am on.
Nothing I've learned all my life on the way to you
I have not acquired any knowledge or skills during my journey to you.
One day our love was over and gone
Our love ended abruptly and definitively at some point in the past.
What will I do if there's someone there with you
I am apprehensive about the possibility of someone being with you upon my arrival.
Maybe someone you've always known
It's conceivable that the person could be an acquaintance of yours.
How do I know I can come and give to you
I am not certain whether I will be able to bestow love upon you.
Love with no warning and find you alone
My love will take you by surprise, and you will be unaccompanied.
It won't be long
I will arrive soon.
It won't be long
I will arrive soon.
It won't be long
I will arrive soon.
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY
Written by: Alasdair Clayre, Jennifer Vashti Bunyan, Jenny Lewis
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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LYRICS
Traveling north, traveling north to find you
Train wheels beating, the wind in my eyes
Don't even know what I'll find when I get to you
Call out your name love, don't be surprised
It's so many miles and so long since I've met you
Don't even know what I'll find when I get to you
But suddenly now, I know where I belong
It's many hundred miles but it won't be long
What will I do if there's someone with you
Maybe someone you've always known
How do I know I can come and give to you
Love with no warning and find you alone
It's so many miles and so long since I've met you
Don't even know what I'll find when I get to you
But suddenly now, I know where I belong
It's many hundred miles and it won't be long
@sparklemod2418
Traveling north, traveling north to find you
Train wheels beating, the wind in my eyes
Don't even know what I'll find when I get to you
Call out your name love don't be surprised
It's so many miles and so long since I've left you
Don't even know what I'll find when I get to you
But suddenly now I know where I belong
It's many hundred miles and it won't be long
Nothing at all in my head to say to you
Only the beat of the train I'm on
Nothing I've learn all my life on the way to you
One day our love was over and gone
It's so many miles and so long since I've met you
Don't even know what I'll say when I get to you
But suddenly now I know where I belong
It's many hundred miles and it won't be long
What will I do if there's someone there with you?
Maybe someone you've always known
How do I know I can come and give to you?
Love with no warning and find you alone
It's so many miles and so long since I've met you
Don't even know what I'll find when I get to you
But suddenly now I know where I belong
It's many hundred miles and it won't be long
It won't be long, it won't be long, it won't be long
@coreyturpin5521
My wife and I had the pleasure of sitting with Ben's Mother and Father at a show in Seattle last year. Very proud parents. It was definitely a beautiful thing to witness.
@timmaloney6739
+Corey Turpin That had to be so cool!!!
@coreyturpin5521
Tim Maloney it was awesome!
@tysonjones8251
Pics,or It didn't happen....
@samhouston2711
@@tysonjones8251 bruhhhh whoah there
@bonivermectin4087
Ben Gibbard, one of those unique voices that I could recognize anywhere
@ValCronin
My two favorite voices on this earth
@simonparis8295
This is double great.
@Mark-pz7bd
Cool
@skeletspook
Pretty good