Silver Zephyr Lyrics

He recalled, it seemed

That the windy city gleamed

But each western sun would set

On a love he'd never forget

Each morning sun, looking east

She claimed the glow of love had ceased

But the trains out on the track

Cried the truth, pulled her memories back

Tears in the twilight

Glowing in their eyes

Railing and wailing

Tearing the ties

A blast from the horn of

The California Zephyr

A last "all aboard"

'Neath the silver moonrise

She'd recount the cost

He knew his one-track mind was lost

Slipping on a wordless sigh

Letting go, embracing a lie

Clinging to stillness

Their silence is shattered

Piercing the moment

The bell rings a toll

Trembling thunder

The giant is breathing

A belch from the beast

And the silver wind rolls

When love derails

You know the devil's in details

And each broken heart he steals

Fuels the flame of hell on wheels

Hissing and shrieking

The monster is creeping

Vomiting smoke

Flicking its tail

Horses of iron

Snorting and bleeding

The merciless Zephyr

Is pounding the rails

Grinding the mountains

Storming the desert

Fire in the belly

Scorching the plains

Tortured and screaming

The serpent is writhing

This silvery Zephyr's

A hell of a train