(10) Before my train comes

[Jules]

Before My Train Comes   4:04

That's my train coming, I can hear the whistle blow
There's something you should know
Before I leave you
And I hang up my guns
Before my train comes

Good times together can last you for a while
And a memory take you back in style
Some will fade away forever, but I know some will not
Yours all mean a lot

Well, a cloud can come from nowhere, out of a blue sky
Sad to be leaving for somewhere without a goodbye
That's my train coming, I can hear the whistle blow
There's something you should know

Well, a cloud can come from nowhere, out of a blue sky
Sad to be leaving for somewhere without a goodbye
That's my train coming, I can hear the whistle blow
There's something you should know

Before I leave you
And I hang up my guns
Before my train comes
Before my train comes

[dmg]

Adds much needed pace to the album at this point.  Reminds me of Silver Eagle.

[Dutchessy]

Small snippet here

https://youtu.be/FyjiwtUATvQ?si=GpWizR8Iit8KBvwp

[Jules]

Do you think this is a character that knows is going to die (his train is coming) and has something to say before (he can listen the whistle blow...)?

[shangri la 1]

Definitely plausible, in the same vain as Camerado.
 The mood & lyrics point that way.

Well a cloud could come from nowhere
out of the blue sky
sad to believe that
that you'd go somewhere
without a goodbye
that's my train comin
I can hear the whistle go
there's somethin you should know

My 2nd favourite today. 

[Jules]

Definitely plausible, in the same vain as Camerado.
 The mood & lyrics point that way.

Well a cloud could come from nowhere
out of the blue sky
sad to believe that
that you'd go somewhere
without a goodbye
that's my train comin
I can hear the whistle go
there's somethin you should know

My 2nd favourite today.

I was thinking that it might be a tribute to his studio manager, Dave Stewart, that died from covid, specially this part:

Well a cloud could come from nowhere
out of the blue sky
sad to believe that
that you'd go somewhere
without a goodbye

[Robson]

Definitely plausible, in the same vain as Camerado.
 The mood & lyrics point that way.

Well a cloud could come from nowhere
out of the blue sky
sad to believe that
that you'd go somewhere
without a goodbye
that's my train comin
I can hear the whistle go
there's somethin you should know

My 2nd favourite today.

I was thinking that it might be a tribute to his studio manager, Dave Stewart, that died from covid, specially this part:

Well a cloud could come from nowhere
out of the blue sky
sad to believe that
that you'd go somewhere
without a goodbye

Or his sisters.

[Love Expresso]

Very nice play out on this one at the end. Very nice song in general.


LE

[dmg]

Very nice play out on this one at the end. Very nice song in general.


LE

Lots of guitar "quotes" from Silver Eagle here and there throughout.  Even the background synths are the same.  Fortunately I like that one and the drumming on this raises it a little tempo-wise.

[shangri la 1]

Definitely plausible, in the same vain as Camerado.
 The mood & lyrics point that way.

Well a cloud could come from nowhere
out of the blue sky
sad to believe that
that you'd go somewhere
without a goodbye
that's my train comin
I can hear the whistle go
there's somethin you should know

My 2nd favourite today.

I was thinking that it might be a tribute to his studio manager, Dave Stewart, that died from covid, specially this part:

Well a cloud could come from nowhere
out of the blue sky
sad to believe that
that you'd go somewhere
without a goodbye

Or his sisters.

Yes Robson and jbaent the more I play this the deeper my sense of it being about a fairly
recent personal loss!
Greg and Mark again sublime in trading georgeous licks to really enhance the emotions.

[TheTimeWasWrong]

I LOVE the guitar sound!

[Knopflerfan]

I LOVE the guitar sound!

Very Hank Marvin sound to me..

[rmarques821]

Beautiful track. It's a shame the outro doesn't go for a bit longer

[arthurvanb]

Beautiful track. It's a shame the outro doesn't go for a bit longer

Yes, he should’ve added 20 or more precious seconds to that outro. Fantastic song.

[koobaa]

For me, this is the most powerful and touching song of all the new ones.

I see a person living a normal life until they suddenly get sick "out of the blue". The diagnosis is devastating and they have a few months to live. The train is coming and all you can do is sort things out and say goodbye to your loved ones. Tell them all the things you never had a chance to say or didn't know how to say.

But wait - there is a lockdown, planes are grounded, and your loved ones are trapped far away. You will not have a chance to hold them, be with them, or say goodbye.
All you will have are memories that will "take you back in style. Some will fade forever, but I know some will not. All of yours mean a lot".

Maybe it's so moving because it tells my story, but from the other end. I was trapped when I lost someone close to me and couldn't say goodbye. This song gave me some closure.

The melody is deceptively uplifting, yet poignant. The train groove is great. The HPF is very high. This is top shelf MK stuff.

(HPF - haunting poignancy factor - my personal qualifier of what makes the music great for me)