Train Round The Bend
The Velvet Underground Lyrics


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Train round the bend
Takin me away from my country
I'm sick of the trees
Take me to the city
Train comin' round the bend
Oh train comin' round the bend

Been in the country Oh much too long
Trying to be a farmer
But nothing that I planted never seems to grow
Train comin' round the bend
Train comin' round the bend

Hey I am just a city boy
And really not the country kind
Oh I need the city streets and I need your light
To see bend comin' round the bend
The train comin' round the bend

Allright
Ooh Ohh

Once
She's going twice
She's going ?to the loop? up and down
She's going twice
She's going the train comin round the bend
You know the train comin round the bend

And I'm out of nowhere
Takin' me back where I belong
I've been here once and I don't take it tonight
For the train comin round the bend




The train comin round the bend
OOOh Allright!

Overall Meaning

"Train Round The Bend" is a song by The Velvet Underground, which talks about a guy who has been living in the country for too long and is becoming fed up with his current situation. He desires to leave the countryside and go to the city to fulfill his dreams. He sings about the train that is coming around the bend and taking him from the country to the city where he belongs. The song has a pace that is almost similar to that of the train itself, moving from one point to another with each verse.


The initial lyrics of the song set the scene of the story. He is leaving behind the trees and the country, indicating that he has been living in a rural area for a long time. The singer's need to break free from the countryside is shown in the metaphorical context of the train, as he sings: "Train comin' round the bend, oh train comin' round the bend." He talks about his inability to grow anything in the country and his desire to be in the city where he belongs, "I need the city streets and I need your light, to see bend comin' round the bend." At the same time, he seems to have a sentimental attachment to the country, knowing that he is going back to where he first started, hence, "I'm out of nowhere, takin' me back where I belong. I've been here once and I don't take it tonight for the train comin' round the bend, the train comin' round the bend."


Line by Line Meaning

Train round the bend
The singer is on a train that is going around a bend.


Takin me away from my country
The train is taking the singer away from the countryside.


I'm sick of the trees
The singer is tired of being surrounded by trees and nature.


Take me to the city
The artist wants to go to the city.


Oh train comin' round the bend
The train is still going around a bend.


Been in the country Oh much too long
The singer has been in the countryside for too long.


Trying to be a farmer
The singer has attempted to farm in the countryside.


But nothing that I planted never seems to grow
The artist has not had success with farming.


Hey I am just a city boy
The artist is originally from the city.


And really not the country kind
The artist does not feel comfortable in the countryside.


Oh I need the city streets and I need your light
The singer wants to be in the city with the lights.


To see bend comin' round the bend
The artist wants to see the bend in the train tracks as they approach the city.


Allright
An interjection with no clear meaning.


Once
An unclear beginning of a line.


She's going twice
The singer is describing a woman who is being auctioned off or sold twice.


She's going ?to the loop? up and down
An unclear description of what the woman is doing.


She's going twice
The description of the woman being sold twice is repeated.


She's going the train comin round the bend
The woman and the train going around a bend are linked together.


You know the train comin round the bend
The train is still approaching the city.


And I'm out of nowhere
The artist feels like he has come out of nowhere.


Takin' me back where I belong
The artist feels like he belongs in the city.


I've been here once and I don't take it tonight
The artist is hesitant to return to the countryside.


For the train comin round the bend
The singer is waiting for the train to take him to the city.


OOOh Allright!
An interjection of excitement.




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