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Trains to the coast

from Wake by The May Day Orchestra

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lyrics

it’s a train whistle in the morning that changes your plans
the Sikhs built the tracks that reach Kisumu from the coast
when the single line’s derailed there will be hours of delay
to get to Mombasa you’ll have to find another way
the railway runs from the shipping ports to the mines
that’s how the system was set, that’s how they built the lines
that’s how they built the lines from the ports to the mines
from the coast into the land

out the window there’s a single lamp light
faces appear from the dark of the night
they are leaving their farms and going to the town
at the dead of night into the arms of fate
now the emptying villages watch as the trains pass by
there’s a fire in that railroad town
there's an accident that burned the whole place down

it's a train whistle in the morning
wake in a strange place, wake up
and there’s a school in this railway town
do these children know what history brought down?

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from Wake, released December 1, 2017
Charlie Tabing - electric guitar, accordion
Jake DeLeonardis - bass
Mary DeLeonardis - drums
Tim Rakel - vocal, acoustic guitar

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The May Day Orchestra St. Louis, Missouri

The May Day Orchestra was founded in 2008 by songwriter Tim Rakel. The current line-up features drummer Mary DeLeonardis, bassist Jake DeLeonardis and guitarist Charlie Tabing. The band is currently releasing installments of their fourth album.

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