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The Green Light at Dusttrack Junction

Swing hopeful swing, playful determination English

Duration: 2:14
Last aired: Today, 07:48
Played: 98 times

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Lyrics

Verse 1 - male vocal

Marlon flips the lever, copper in his coat,
Rusted rows of levers, silent as a note.
Green went out ten winters, red is what we knew,
But I give the amber a wiggle, just for you.

Verse 2 - female vocal

Uncle, I can hear it, something in the rail,
Like a fiddle tuning underneath the gale.
Seed packet in my pocket, peas and marigold,
I plant them where the ties are cold.

Chorus - duet

Dusttrack Junction, give the green a try,
The whistle's gonna answer, by and by.
Dusttrack Junction, let the semaphore swing,
The world can still sing.

Verse 3 - male vocal

I flipped it back to red, then I flipped it wrong,
But my fingers found the rhythm, a dance that's been too long.
That green light flickered, sputtered like a spark,
Then held its glow against the dark.

Verse 4 - female vocal

Down the tracks a shiver, a rumble in the ground,
Ten years of quiet finally let out a sound.
Not a train of passengers, not a load of ore,
A flatbed full of seedlings at the door.

Bridge - female vocal

They're building a garden where the freight once ran,
A green light for the turnip and the man.
[spoken word] And I heard the whistle say, "Come on along."

Chorus - duet

Dusttrack Junction, give the green a try,
The whistle's gonna answer, by and by.
Dusttrack Junction, let the semaphore swing,
The world can still sing.