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This Train

from Nowhere Girl by Nicky Schrire

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Have you ever been
To New York City?
Where the lights shine so bright
Your eyes don’t close.

They feed the fire
Down on forty-second.
Some kind of magic
As the billboards glow.

At the end of every corner
There’s a man accepting bills.
Magazines and rainbow wrappers
And the next day, he’s selling still.

It’s a train
Hurtling forward without breaks.
If you get off
It’ll be too soon, or so they say.
So you hang on
Just a bit too long
And start to enjoy the pain
But at least you’re on this train.

Subway cars and empty packets,
Like confetti tossed with cigarettes.
Angry people and mad hatters,
Chasing rats, and placing bets.

She drinks coffee laced with sweetener,
Sits alone, her kindle on.
No one stops to greet her
But she’s glad when they’ve all gone.

It’s a train
Hurtling forward without breaks.
If you get off
It’ll be too soon, or so they say.
So you hang on
Just a bit too long
And start to enjoy the pain
But at least you’re on this train.

Spring arrives,
The cherry blossoms
Line the busy avenues.
Clouds depart,
She breathes easy
Till they come back into view.

Well I’ve been
To New York City,
Where the lights shine so bright
Your eyes don’t close.
It’s a joyride
For a small town child
But when the fire burns out
It leaves you cold.

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from Nowhere Girl, released June 9, 2023

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Nicky Schrire Toronto, Ontario

“A number of the most intelligent female vocalists come to mind-Mia Doi Todd, Tori Amos, Kimiko Itoh, Lorraine Feather, Norma Winstone, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, etc. - in Schrire's work.” — FAME (USA)

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