Formed in New York in August 1969 after the breakup of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Rainbows was active for just one month, a run which resulted in only four live appearances, most notably at the Woodstock Festival where they made their debut.
Getting My Heart Back Together Again
Jimi Hendrix / Gypsy Sun And Rainbows Lyrics
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Well I wait around the train station
Waitin' for that train
Take me, take me, take me away
From this lonesome time, lonesome time
Too bad you don't love me no more, girl
Too bad you people want me down
Tears burnin' me in my eyes
Way down, way down in my soul
Tears burnin' me way down in my heart
Too bad you don't love no more, girl
Too bad you and me have to part, have to part
Hear my train is coming
Hear my train is coming
Hear my train is coming
Hear my train is coming
Well, I hear my train a coming
Hear my train a comin'
Hendrix's "Hear My Train A Comin'" is a melancholic blues track that explores the pain of heartbreak and loneliness. The singer is waiting at a train station, hoping that the train would take him out of his misery. He longs for his lost love and expresses his deep sorrow and despair as he waits. He finds himself shedding tears because of the intense pain he is feeling.
The chorus, "Hear My Train A Comin'", is a reminder to the listener that the singer is longing to leave his current circumstances and go somewhere else. The train represents an escape from the pain he is feeling, and he desperately wants to board it. The melancholic and soulful guitar solo emphasizes the strife and despair laid out in the lyrics, further enhancing the emotion conveyed in the song.
Overall, "Hear My Train A Comin'" is a powerful ode to anguish in heartbreak and a yearning for escape. Hendrix's guitar-playing elevates the emotional depth of the lyrics and makes the song a hauntingly beautiful piece.
Line by Line Meaning
Yeah
Acknowledgment of the situation
Well I wait around the train station
I find myself lingering at the station
Waitin' for that train
Anticipating its arrival
Take me, take me, take me away
Desire to escape from the current predicament
From this lonesome time, lonesome time
Current state of loneliness
Too bad you don't love me no more, girl
Regret of a lost love
Too bad you people want me down
Frustration with those who bring negativity
Tears burnin' me
Emotional pain
Tears burnin' me in my eyes
Physical manifestation of emotional pain
Way down, way down in my soul
Deep emotional pain
Tears burnin' me way down in my heart
The emotional pain is profound
Too bad you don't love no more, girl
Regret over a lost love
Too bad you and me have to part, have to part
Unfortunate end of a relationship
Hear my train is coming
Awareness of transportation approaching
Hear my train is coming
Transportation is getting closer
Hear my train is coming
The sound of the train is increasing
Hear my train is coming
Transportation is drawing near
Well, I hear my train a coming
I am aware of the sound of the train approaching
Hear my train a comin'
I am hearing the train getting closer
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JIMI HENDRIX
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Terry Beers
My absolute favorite version of Jimi's best song.
Cheech Chong
This is the kind of playing that noone has yet come even close to matching... Wow!! Amazing!
Oallright
6:00 to 7:20 is the best part of this. Perfection.
markfogarty1954
Jimi did a bunch of performances after this one including Jimi Plays Berkeley (May 31, 1970), the concert in Maui (July 1) and the Isle of Wight show (August) plus a short tour of Europe in September before he went back to London.
RIX MONSTRO RIX
🎸👽🙌🔥
Renée Matte
💙🎼🎹Thanks Jimi
🎸🌺🎧🎼🎼💙🎩🎩🎩
Eddieguitarloebs
This is what Eddie van Halen cannot do! Eddie's great,he can tap a million miles an hour,but to play with soul like this? uh uh! You cannot play a blues solo with more passion then Jimi does here,it's just imposable...i'm not talking about speed..that has zero to do with it. Blue does not get any better then this! Except it!
RealMrMojoRisin MorrisonJr
292Likes ~ couldn't disrupt that Jam(292)🎸no matter how much I LOVE THIS TUNE
Aiyana Amy
Talk about getting blasted to space for a mind altering experience followed by a gentle descent back to earth..
Jose Assunção
SPLENDIDO MUSIC BLUES