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COMMON TRAIN Took the common train cause it was faster Barely had the time to catch her name Beyond thin walls the rain kept falling past her Couldn't wait to see my home again Through the front door I'd spent my life behind Down the halls I'd wandered every day To the room-windowless tomb they gave me Lit matches on the floor and on the bed Here where I'm home Hearts are cold But the earth is warm Beneath our clothes Bristled as smoke licked the walls behind me Sat down in my fathers tired chair Watch their faded pictures curl and blacken Embers and ashes danced and filled the air Poured myself a last glass to remember My wooden hands and heart are cursed the same The floor gave in the roof came tumbling after There's nothing left and no one left to blame No one ever knows Why no one wants To call Where I'm from home |