10 Things Left Behind S1E 1: “The Train That Left Without Me”

[INTRO] [Station ambience, distant footsteps, train brakes, soft piano] [VERSE 1] I came running through the rain With my heart inside my hands Platform seventeen was empty Except for strangers making plans The conductor raised his lantern And the engine breathed alive I was seventeen seconds late When I watched my future drive [PRE-CHORUS] There are moments you don’t notice Till they’re already gone A door can close so quietly You don’t know what you’ve lost [CHORUS] The train that left without me Was carrying more than steel It carried every word I swallowed Every truth I couldn’t feel And somewhere through the window I saw a stranger dressed in gold Yellow coat, red umbrella Standing where the rain was cold The train that left without me Still runs inside my soul [VERSE 2] I found a ticket on the pavement Half a number, half a name Someone had written “11:17” Then crossed it out again The blue mailbox near the station Held a letter in its side I almost reached to take it Then I walked away and lied [BRIDGE] Maybe some doors aren’t meant to open Maybe some goodbyes aren’t meant to stay Maybe we spend our whole lives wondering What would’ve happened if we’d stayed [FINAL CHORUS] The train that left without me Still echoes when it’s late And every road I travel Feels like another gate If I ever see that stranger With the red umbrella again I’ll ask her why she was waiting And who she thought would come [OUTRO] [Train whistle fades] Some trains don’t leave a station. They leave a life behind.