[Intro, Mechanical synths, train FX] (Tick-tick-tick… another day begins…) (The platform’s empty… again…) [Verse 1, Spoken rhythmically] He stood on the edge with a suitcase in hand Watching the rails like they owed him a plan The clock on the wall was an old, bitter friend Every hour it chimed was the start of the end [Verse 2, Steady pulse] The air smelled like rain, or maybe regret His shoes were worn thin, but he hadn’t left yet Voices behind him, a soft metal whine A ghost of a promise lost down the line [Chorus, Distant harmonies, layered synths] He’s waiting for a train But it’s never on time The future’s in motion But he’s stuck in rewind He’s waiting for a sign From a world that forgot Standing in silence In the station of not [Verse 3, Cool detachment] A flicker of lights, then silence again The timetable cracked like a line in the sand He lit up a smoke with a tremor of grace No one’s arriving to take his place [Bridge, Echo delay FX, synth solo] [Instrumental Interlude, Pulsing pads] (Waiting… still waiting…) (Time slips… trains don’t…) [Chorus, Repeated with fuller layers] He’s waiting for a train But it’s never on time The future’s in motion But he’s stuck in rewind He’s waiting for a sign From a world that forgot Standing in silence In the station of not [Outro, Fade-out train sounds, whispered vocals] (Another day… another delay…) (The line keeps going… but not for him…)
