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lyrics
‘Making All Stops Along The Southern Mythic line, All Aboard!’
Well, once in late September, or it coulda been Oktobrr
I dreamed about a long-lost friend who said to come on over
I woke up with a start, a tattered ticket in my hand
for a train called The Southern Mythic, destination Ghostland
I headed to the station with a Jack o’ Lantern grin
and I heard that whistle blow as she came rolling round the bend
in all the spooks and sparks and steam there appeared a phantom form
he checked his watch and tipped his hat and hollowed, ‘Alllll Aboard!’
All aboard the Ghost Train all you haunted souls
the engineer’s been drinking, but his monkey’s in control
all aboard I’ll punch your ticket, please do take your seat
cause live or die this here’s a ride guaranteed can’t be beat
This long black train picked up speed and rolled into the night
it’s kinda weird I shoulda been scared but everything felt all right
there were ghosts and witches, clowns in stitches, werewolves and bugbears too
I settled in for the ride and wondered what I got myself into
Then the pullman porter started telling stories about pioneers and trains
about outlaws and heroes who gave their lives to save the day
men who broke their backs to build the tracks on which we ride
he said you’ll get to meet them all on the other side
All aboard the Ghost Train all you haunted souls
the engineer should be here, but his monkey’s in control
many legends most unknown rode this train before
if you don’t know where we’re going, I can’t tell you anymore
and that’s for sure
We rode on through Oktobrr, approaching All Soul’s Day
time had lost all meaning as the odd hours slipped away
but the train kept rolling, my fear a’growing as I began to lose my nerve
were we bound for glory or something gory around the next curve?
As we flew down into a tunnel when all kinds of hell broke loose
the fireman screamed we got no brakes and the monkey’s in the caboose!
Fear now overwhelmed me as I remembered where we were bound
it looks like we’ll there soon because this train it won’t slow down
it won’t slow down, no way
All aboard the Ghost Train all you haunted souls
the engineer has disappeared and the monkey had to go
so all aboard, I’ll punch your ticket, please do take your seat
live or die this here’s a ride that you can’t repeat
Then I thought I saw a light in the tunnel on up ahead
I crossed my fingers and I said a prayer and I woke up in my bed
and I found that ragged ticket punched and lying on the floor
I left my resting eye because someone was knocking at my door
Well, I swung it wide and to my surprise there stood my long-gone friend
he said I tried to reach you last night, but the line was dead
I reached out to shake his hand, but I couldn’t get a hold
I just felt the sense of passing through and touched something cold
All aboard the Ghost Train all you haunted souls
no engineer but never fear, the monkey’s in control
many legends most unknown rode this train before
and if you don’t know where we’re going, I can’t tell you anymore…
“Making all stops along The Southern Mythic line, All Aboard…”
credits
from Oktobrr,
released September 1, 2023
Twitch- Vocals, Backing Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Bass, Harmonica
Taras Kuznetsov- Piano, Electric Piano, Organ
Chanelle Sinclair- Backing Vocals
Jimbers and Twitch- Lyrics
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