Lyrics Frank Turner – Smiling At Strangers On Trains
Text:
It was the strangest thing today
I saw new footprints in abandoned pathways.
Beneath forgotten undergrowth something stirring again.
You were a single red blood cell but I lost you in the knot of capillaries
But you were bringing me oxygen when I needed it most in the smoke.
And you were always as far as Mongolia,
As close as my clothes,
Your presence pervading,
But it still never shows.
As close as the answer I never quite know,
Or can’t quite remember.
Your distance insidious,
As soft as a blow.
Your shadow is with me wherever I go.
It’s on the tip of my tongue but still I never quite know,
Or can’t quite remember.
I don’t quite remember.
The forced proximity of a million different Mike Leigh movies
Makes me long for the fresh air of a familiar face
And not the violence of loneliness
Nor the unease of surrounded seclusion.
I keep nearly missing you around corners and in passing trains.
And if I’d known that you weren’t so far away,
That you were never that far away
I could’ve rode this train smiling.
And you were always as far as Mongolia,
As close as my clothes,
Your presence pervading,
But it still never shows.
As close as the answer I never quite know,
Or can’t quite remember.
Your distance insidious,
As soft as a blow.
Your shadow is with me wherever I go.
It’s on the tip of my tongue but still I never quite know,
Or can’t quite remember.
I don’t quite remember.
The forced proximity of a million different Mike Leigh movies
Makes me long for the fresh air of a familiar face
And not the violence of loneliness
Nor the unease of surrounded seclusion.
I keep nearly missing you around corners and in passing trains.
And if I’d known that you weren’t so far away,
That you were never that far away
I could’ve rode this train smiling.
Album
Frank Turner – Frank Turner - The First Three Years
Frank Turner – Back To Sleep
Frank Turner – Nashville Tennessee
Frank Turner – Thatcher Fucked The Kids
Frank Turner – This Town Ain’t Big Enough For The One Of Me
Frank Turner – Casanova Lament
Frank Turner – I Really Don’t Care What You Do On Your Gap Year
Frank Turner – The Outdoor Type
Frank Turner – You Are My Sunshine
Frank Turner – Sea Legs
Frank Turner – Dancing Queen
Frank Turner – Sunshine State
Frank Turner – Heartless Bastard Motherfucker
Frank Turner – Pay To Cum
Frank Turner – Fix Me
Frank Turner – Hold Your Tongue
Frank Turner – Front Crawl
Frank Turner – The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
Frank Turner – Smiling At Strangers On Trains