Terrapin Station Part 1 Songtext / Lyric

TERRAPIN STATION



Let my inspiration flow

In total rhyme suggesting rhythm

That will not forsake me

'Til my tale is told and done.



While the firelight's aglow

Strange shadows from the flames do grow

'Til things we've never seen

Become familiar.



Shadows of a sailor form,

As winds both foul and fair all swarm

Down in Carlisle he loved a lady

Many years ago.



Here beside him stands a man,

A soldier from the looks of him,

Who came through many fights,

But lost in love.






As the storyteller speaks,

A door within the fire creaks,

Suddenly it flies open,

And a girl is standing there.



Eyes alight, with glowing hair,

All that fancy paints as fair,

She takes her fan and throws it

In the lion's den.



"Which of you, to gain me, tell,

Will risk uncertain pains of hell?

I will not forgive you

If you will not take the chance."



The sailor gave at least a try,

The soldier being much too wise.

Strategy was his strength,

And not disaster.



The sailor coming out again,

The Lady fairly leapt at him.

That's how it stands today.

You decide if he was wise.



The Storyteller makes no choice.

Soon, you will not hear his voice.

His job is to shed light,

And not to master.



Since the end is never told,

We pay the teller off in gold,

In hopes he will come back,

But he cannot be bought or sold.



Inspiration, move me brightly

Light the song with sense and color,

Hold away despair!



More than this, I will not ask,

Faced with mysteries dark and vast.

Statements just seem vain at last.

Some rise, some fall, some climb

To get to Terrapin



Counting stars by candlelight

All are dim but one is bright

The spiral light of Venus

Rising first and shining best

Oh, from the north-west corner

Of a brand-new crescent moon



Crickets and cicadas sing

A rare and different tune:

Terrapin Station!

In the shadow of the moon,

Terrapin Station!

And I know we'll be there soon!



(Terrapin)

I can't figure out

(Terrapin)

If it's the end or beginning

(Terrapin)

But the train's put it brakes on

(Terrapin)

And the whistle is screaming:

Terrapin!