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Brooklyn Train
118
On Tour
Singer/Songwriter
Brooklyn Train was released on February 10, 2004 by Red House Records as a part of the album The Red Thread
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Release DateFebruary 10, 2004
LabelRed House Records
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM63

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Andy Ezrin
Andy Ezrin
Piano
Brian Mitchell
Brian Mitchell
Organ
Eliza Gilkyson
Eliza Gilkyson
Background Vocals
John Gorka
John Gorka
Background Vocals
Jonatha Brooke
Jonatha Brooke
Background Vocals
Lucy Kaplansky
Lucy Kaplansky
Vocals
Richard Shindell
Richard Shindell
Background Vocals
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ben Wittman
Ben Wittman
Producer

Lyrics

I'm a rider of the city on this Brooklyn train
Held by the crowd, face to face
Freeze frames in time move through me
Moments and lives I won't again see
Pack of kids gets on board
Loud and laughing, they rule the car
Non-stop rhythm of words and speed
The sound of the young, the sound of the city
Down below on iron veins
Rolling waves of subway trains
Rails of mercy cross the lives of men
Safe in the body of New York again
Asian men selling fire trucks and flags
To the mix of voices of a doo-wop band
Sailors in whites dance and swing
'Neath the streets, part of everything
A family just arrived from JFK
A couple of boys, another on the way
A mother is watching, remembers her son
Buys some fire trucks, gives each of them one
Down below on iron veins
Rolling waves of subway trains
Rails of mercy cross the lives of men
Safe in the body of New York again
And in all these others it's myself I see
And the threads that connect these faces to me
And those who rode these rails before me
And the others who will ride this train after me
Williamsburg Bridge, sun hits the train
As it rises over the city again
Nobody speaks, everyone stares
Remembering all that used to be there
And only the living know what loss means
We're riding together on this morning train
Down below on iron veins
Rolling waves of subway trains
Rails of mercy cross the lives of men
Safe in the body of New York again
Safe in the body of New York again
Written by: KAPLANSKY LUCY MARA, LITVIN RICHARD DEAN, WITTMAN BEN
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