It started as a piece of music written in a hotel room in Kyoto Japan, then I wrote the lyrics and melody with a fantastic Liverpudlian singer songwriter called Alistair Ingle about a couple sharing an intense journey and realising that they had drifted apart and become strangers. The last part is a...
[Verse 1]
You're not listening
And all my words are lost and found
Both want something new
I'll take the sky, you keep the ground
We can bend and we can break
We can learn to give and take
Do you have the friends to start a war
What bridges should I burn
Give me a chance to live and learn
There's still so much left to explore
[Chorus]
We were moving so fast for so long
Never taking any hints from no one
And you got running our reign
Still running from the place where the sun dies
Take a track to the city where our hearts lie
And though our journey's still the same
Just strangers on a train
[Verse 2]
Close your restless eyes
I've seen no one who fought too much
It's hard to sympathize
When it's not me who's losing touch
Is there a joke you need to make
Is there a smile you need to fake
You cut so deep, you hit the bone
Is there a flame you need to light
Is there a nick you need to bite
What does it take to guide you home
[Chorus]
We were moving so fast for so long
Never taking any hints from no one
And you got running our reign
Still running from the place where the sun dies
Take a track to the city where our hearts lie
And though our journey's still the same
Just strangers on a train
[Hook]
If you got love, hold it high
Hold your heart up in the sky
Let it shine
Let it shine
If you got love, sing it loud
Hold your heart up in the crowd
Let it shine
Let it shine
If you got love, set it free
Hold your heart in front of me
Let it shine
Let it shine
If you got love, hold it high
Hold your heart up in the sky
Let it shine
Let it shine
Just let it shine
Let it shine
Just let it shine
Just let it shine
Let it shine
Let it shine
Strangers on a Train was written by Andy Dunlop & Ali Ingle.
Strangers on a Train was produced by Michael Ilbert.
Travis released Strangers on a Train on Fri Apr 29 2016.