Ghost Train to the Afterglow

Verse 1 Silver rails hum like a memory Bending time in a neon arc I hear the whistle in the ether Calling out from the velvet dark Shadows flicker on the platform But no one’s standing there Just the echo of a heartbeat Vibrating through the midnight air Chorus Ride the ghost train to the afterglow Where the colors melt and the starwinds blow Through the smoke of forgotten dreams On the ghost train, nothing’s what it seems Verse 2 Carriages carved from moonlight Doors made of whisper and bone Passengers drift like daydreams Searching for a place unknown The conductor’s face keeps shifting Eyes like twin eclipse rings He stamps my ticket with a question And the question starts to sing Chorus Ride the ghost train to the afterglow Where the colors melt and the starwinds blow Through the smoke of forgotten dreams On the ghost train, nothing’s what it seems Bridge Wheels spin slow in a spiral of sound Gravity loosens, the floor’s not the ground I float through the aisle like a lantern flame Every thought rearranged by the rhythm of the train Verse 3 We burst through a tunnel of stardust Into a world made of mirrored skies I see my shadow walking backward I see tomorrow in its eyes The train dissolves into thunder But the thunder feels like rain And I wake on the platform laughing Still hearing the ghost of the train Final Chorus Ride the ghost train to the afterglow Where the colors melt and the starwinds blow Through the smoke of forgotten dreams On the ghost train, nothing’s what it seems