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The Master Key at Oakhaven
A signalman spends his life waiting for a train, only to find the message he needed was walking the tracks all along.
- Duration
- 3:04
- Last aired
- Today, 09:18
- Played
- 9 times
Lyrics
Verse 1 - male vocal
I polish my brass lantern while the iron rails stay cold,
Waiting for a train that left my schedule uncontrolled.
I pull the signal lever as the sun sinks in the west,
Just hoping that a traveler might put my work to test.
Chorus - duet
Oh, the humming tracks sing of a journey once planned,
With a steady heart beating in this quiet, empty land.
Through dusk and through shadow, we hold our own,
No soul left behind is ever truly alone.
Verse 2 - female vocal
I walk upon the gravel in a coat of tramway checks,
With paper tickets stitched around my weary, dusty neck.
I bring a rusted heavy key from cities made of glass,
And place it in your shaking hand as evening shadows pass.
Chorus - duet
Oh, the humming tracks sing of a journey once planned,
With a steady heart beating in this quiet, empty land.
Through dusk and through shadow, we hold our own,
No soul left behind is ever truly alone.
Bridge - female vocal
You turn the key to open up the long-locked signal door,
Inside you find the letters that were mailed ten years before.
She walks away in silence as the stars begin to glow,
And you read the hopeful words you missed so long ago.
Chorus - duet
Oh, the humming tracks sing of a journey once planned,
With a steady heart beating in this quiet, empty land.
Through dusk and through shadow, we hold our own,
No soul left behind is ever truly alone.