TRAIN
Various Artists Lyrics


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I think I met you on a train
A long long time ago
Or should I say
I should have met you on a train
A long long time ago
I would have watched you
Looking out the window
Staring at the rain
Leaning your head on the window pane

All I would have said to you is
I love you
A hundred thousand times
Don't close the door
Don't close the door

But since I didn't meet you there
And since I met you here
I wanted to explain to you
How certain things
They disappear
If you don't keep them warm
Eventually they freeze

All I would have said to you is
I love you
A hundred thousand times
Don't close the door
Don't close the door

You eat and drink the city
But you want to breath the village
Your milk is getting sour
And your eyes are weary
Can you take me with you
Can I join you on the ride
Let's take a train
Let's take a train

I love you
A hundred thousand times




Don't close the door
Don't close the door

Overall Meaning

The song "Train" by Various Artists is a beautiful expression of unrequited love and missed opportunities. The lyrics speak of a missed connection with someone that the singer believes they may have met on a train a long time ago. The singer describes how they would have watched this person looking out of the window and would have told them "I love you" a hundred thousand times. However, since they didn't meet on a train, the singer has to explain how certain things disappear if you don't keep them warm and how important it is to not let opportunities slip away.


The singer goes on to describe how the person they are singing to has become tired and weary, and how they want to leave the city and breathe the fresh air of the village. The imagery used in the lyrics is vivid and evocative, painting a picture of two people taking a train ride together and falling in love. The repeated refrain of "I love you" reinforces the singer's feelings of love and longing for this person.


Overall, the song "Train" is a poignant and heartfelt expression of love and the importance of not letting opportunities slip away. The vivid and poetic lyrics, coupled with the beautiful melody, make this song a classic and timeless piece of music.


Line by Line Meaning

I think I met you on a train
Recalling a possible encounter with the listener on a train


A long long time ago
Emphasizing the distant nature of the encounter


Or should I say
Considering an alternative possibility


I should have met you on a train
Expressing regret about not meeting the listener on a train


A long long time ago
Continuing to emphasize the distance of the hypothetical encounter


I would have watched you
Reflecting on imaginary actions during that encounter


Looking out the window
Describing the listener's actions during that hypothetical moment


Staring at the rain
Further describing the listener's actions


Leaning your head on the window pane
Concluding the imagery of the listener in that moment


All I would have said to you is
Presenting a hypothetical conversation


I love you
Expressing affection for the listener


A hundred thousand times
Emphasizing the depth of that affection


Don't close the door
Asking the listener to keep listening


Don't close the door
Repeating the same request


But since I didn't meet you there
Acknowledging the reality of not meeting the listener on a train


And since I met you here
Pivoting back to the present


I wanted to explain to you
Expressing a desire to clarify something to the listener


How certain things
Referring to something specific


They disappear
Explaining what happens to that specific thing


If you don't keep them warm
Identifying a lack of attention as the cause for disappearance


Eventually they freeze
Speculating on the final outcome of that neglect


You eat and drink the city
Describing the listener's current lifestyle


But you want to breath the village
Contrasting that lifestyle with the listener's desires


Your milk is getting sour
Using a metaphor for the listener's life


And your eyes are weary
Describing the listener's exhaustion or weariness


Can you take me with you
Expressing a desire to accompany the listener


Can I join you on the ride
Rephrasing the same request


Let's take a train
Suggesting a possible plan of action


Let's take a train
Repeating and emphasizing the suggestion


I love you
Closing with a repetition of affection


A hundred thousand times
Re-emphasizing the depth of that affection


Don't close the door
Closing with the same request as before


Don't close the door
Repeating the same request one final time




Writer(s): Billy Cook, Ernest Franklin, Hakeem Seriki, Brad Jordan

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