Verse: 1 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