10 Things Left Behind Finale: “The Train Came Back”

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[INTRO]
[Very soft piano]
[Sound of distant rain]
[Single train whistle far away]

[VERSE 1]
I thought the story ended
When the doors closed behind me
Seventeen years of running
Finally left on the platform
I thought I’d found the answer
I thought I’d buried the night
But some questions don’t disappear
When you finally turn on the light

[PRE-CHORUS]
So I walked through the station
With nothing left to prove
Then I saw somebody waiting
On the other side of the room

[CHORUS]
The train came back
But it wasn’t bringing me home
It was carrying somebody
Who had been traveling alone
A red umbrella
A yellow coat
A photograph held tight
And the clock above the station
Still said 11:17 tonight

[VERSE 2]
She looked exactly like me
But somehow younger than my memory
She held a blue mailbox key
And a letter addressed to me
I couldn’t hear her footsteps
I couldn’t make her face quite clear
But when she whispered “Don’t forget”
I remembered why I came here

[PRE-CHORUS]
Somewhere beyond the platform
Another train began to move
And for the first time
I wasn’t afraid of what I’d lose

[CHORUS]
The train came back
And suddenly I understood
You can spend your whole life
Trying to escape your childhood
The red umbrella opened
The yellow coat disappeared
And the woman I had searched for
Was the person waiting here

[BRIDGE]
[Music drops to piano]

Maybe every ending
Is a door we haven’t tried
Maybe every ghost we carry
Is a version still alive

Maybe time doesn’t take us
Maybe time just waits
For us to become brave enough
To meet ourselves halfway

[BUILD]

I opened the letter.

[PAUSE]

It wasn’t from seventeen years ago.

[Beat]

It was dated…

Tomorrow.

[FINAL CHORUS]
The train came back
And I don’t know where it goes
But I’m finally willing
To follow where it leads
No more blue mailbox
No more words I never say
No more standing at the station
Watching every chance away

The train came back
And the clock began to move
11:18
For the first time
In seventeen years

[OUTRO]
[Clock ticking]

11:18.

11:19.

[Train begins departing]

And somewhere inside the last car
Someone is singing
That four-note melody.

[Whisper]
“Don’t wait.”

[Train fades into distance]

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[INTRO] [Very soft piano] [Sound of distant rain] [Single train whistle far away] [VERSE 1] I thought the story ended When the doors closed behind me Seventeen years of running Finally left on the platform I thought I’d found the answer I thought I’d buried the night But some questions don’t disappear When you finally turn on the light [PRE-CHORUS] So I walked through the station With nothing left to prove Then I saw somebody waiting On the other side of the room [CHORUS] The train came back But it wasn’t bringing me home It was carrying somebody Who had been traveling alone A red umbrella A yellow coat A photograph held tight And the clock above the station Still said 11:17 tonight [VERSE 2] She looked exactly like me But somehow younger than my memory She held a blue mailbox key And a letter addressed to me I couldn’t hear her footsteps I couldn’t make her face quite clear But when she whispered “Don’t forget” I remembered why I came here [PRE-CHORUS] Somewhere beyond the platform Another train began to move And for the first time I wasn’t afraid of what I’d lose [CHORUS] The train came back And suddenly I understood You can spend your whole life Trying to escape your childhood The red umbrella opened The yellow coat disappeared And the woman I had searched for Was the person waiting here [BRIDGE] [Music drops to piano] Maybe every ending Is a door we haven’t tried Maybe every ghost we carry Is a version still alive Maybe time doesn’t take us Maybe time just waits For us to become brave enough To meet ourselves halfway [BUILD] I opened the letter. [PAUSE] It wasn’t from seventeen years ago. [Beat] It was dated… Tomorrow. [FINAL CHORUS] The train came back And I don’t know where it goes But I’m finally willing To follow where it leads No more blue mailbox No more words I never say No more standing at the station Watching every chance away The train came back And the clock began to move 11:18 For the first time In seventeen years [OUTRO] [Clock ticking] 11:18. 11:19. [Train begins departing] And somewhere inside the last car Someone is singing That four-note melody. [Whisper] “Don’t wait.” [Train fades into distance]

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