This long dark train For years it's rolled We cry in vain The doors stay closed Driven for the few By sleight of hand It runs the length Of this shattered land But soon the chance will come The chance to leave this train And don't forget, don't forget, NO, NO To never come this way again Death on the tracks It rattles down Past silent yards Through ghostly towns Past disused towers It powers by It runs on time It runs on lies I think I hear the scream of brakes And just up ahead the buffers wait The terminal for this long dark train