Rush
Rush
Rush
Rush
Rush
Rush
Rush
Dave Grohl & Nick Raskulinecz & Taylor Hawkins
Billy Talent
Steven Wilson
Alice in Chains
Jacob Moon
Rush
Rush
A cover of Rush’s 1976 single “A Passage to Bangkok”
The lyrics are commonly interpreted as describing drug tourism, specifically cannabis.
[Verse 1]
Our first stop is in Bogotá
To check Colombian fields
The natives smile and pass along
A sample of their yield
Sweet Jamaican pipe dreams
Golden Acapulco nights
Then Morocco, and the East
Fly by morning light
[Chorus]
We're on the train to Bangkok
Aboard the Thailand Express
We'll hit the stops along the way
We only stop for the best
[Verse 2]
Wreathed in smoke in Lebanon
We burn the midnight oil
The fragrance of Afghanistan
Rewards a long day's toil
Pulling into Kathmandu
Smoke rings fill the air
Perfumed by a Nepal night
The Express gets you there
[Chorus]
We're on the train to Bangkok
Aboard the Thailand Express
We'll hit the stops along the way
We only stop for the best
We're on the train to Bangkok
Aboard the Thailand Express
We'll hit the stops along the way
We only stop for the best
Yes, we're on the train to Bangkok
Aboard the Thailand Express
We'll hit the stops along the way
We only stop for the best
A Passage to Bangkok was written by Alex Lifeson & Geddy Lee & Neil Peart.
Billy Talent released A Passage to Bangkok on Fri Nov 18 2016.