Railway

This broken treadmill

These endless rows of steel

This broken treadmill

These endless rows of steel

She knows from this line

there ain't no goin' back

She knows from this line

there ain't no goin' back

The city's closer

The city's closer

She grips the duffel bag

that's diggin' in her shoulder

Refuse to crack

this burden she is carrying

Pulls out her bag

a can with peas and carrots in

No turning back

the consequence too harrowing

This endless track

away from all the panicking

This broken treadmill

These endless rows of steel

This broken treadmill

These endless rows of steel

She knows from this line

there ain't no goin' back

She knows from this line

there ain't no goin' back

The city's closer

The city's closer

She grips the duffel bag

that's diggin' in her shoulder

Ignite the fuel

Ignite the fuel

Keep one step forward

This god they say is cruel

A pocket knife

An action figure

Her diary

A family picture

The city's closer

The city's closer

She grips the duffel bag

that's diggin' in her shoulder

Ignite the fuel

Ignite the fuel

Keep one step forward

This god they say is cruel

Roses growing through the rust

(The sun beats,

blisters on her feet

She doesn't wanna, doesn't wanna

hop the carriage on her own)

Feel your way

through the rain

and throw yourself away

(An oak tree,

take shelter from the heat

She doesn't wanna, doesn't wanna

hop the carriage on her own)

Clouds full of hail

Waiting for a change

The city's closer

The city's closer

She grips the duffel bag

that's diggin' in her shoulder

Ignite the fuel

Ignite the fuel

Keep one step forward

This god they say is cruel

It's getting closer

The city's closer

She grips the duffel bag

that's diggin' in her shoulder

Ignite the fuel

Ignite the fuel

Keep one step forward

This god they say is cruel

Roses growing through the rust

(The sun beats,

blisters on her feet

She doesn't wanna, doesn't wanna

hop the carriage on her own)

Feel your way

through the rain

and throw yourself away

(An oak tree,

take shelter from the heat

She doesn't wanna, doesn't wanna

hop the carriage on her own)

Clouds full of hail

Waiting for a change

(For every callback

is a step further away)

Pulled straight from the ground

With a smile on your face

(A selfish hunger

just to hold you once again)

The freight appears

beneath the setting sun

Forget your fears

'Cos now it's time to run

Abandon home

A place that failed you everyday

But now there's hope

Along this graveyard railway

This broken treadmill

These endless rows of steel

This broken treadmill

These endless rows of steel

She knows from this line

there ain't no goin' back

She knows from this line

there ain't no goin' back