I was listening to the trains
I was up all night
And something glistened in the strange
Blood-diffused light
My friend was missing, and I was ghost
I was flame, I was bright
I was listening to the trains
I was up all night
Bridge
Oh James
You've got no reason to stay in these plains
Verse: 2
I was racing against time
With this friend of mine
Collapsing just before
We reach the end of the line
He was lifted, diamond straight
Straight was cold, cold was black
And black was glistening all the night
The sound remained
Bridge
Oh, James
You've got no reason to stay in these plains
Outro
These plains
Are barren and hateful terrain
And what remains
Is the sound of trains