: It is credited with helping to locate and reunite between 21 and 26 children with their families.
The engine screams a hollow note, A ghost upon the rail, With shadows in the passenger cars, And faces thin and pale. It’s not the speed that kills the soul, Or the steam that burns the air, It’s the one-way track to nowhere, And the weight of being there.
: While many were found, guitarist Dan Murphy later noted that not all outcomes were happy, as some cases ended in tragedy. Quick Facts Release Year 1993 (Single from the 1992 album Grave Dancers Union ) Genre Alternative Rock / Power Ballad Key Achievement Won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 1994 Famous Lyric
You can listen to the original track or read the full lyrics on Genius or Spotify .
: Lines like "Runaway train, never going back / Wrong way on a one-way track" symbolize a feeling of losing control and spiraling into a darkness from which there seems to be no exit.
"It seems no one can help me now / I'm in too deep, there's no way out"
: The song captures the internal exhaustion of mental health battles, with the chorus pleading, "Can you help me remember how to smile?". The Video: A Search for the Lost
If you were looking for a creative piece (like a poem or story) inspired by the song:
Train: Runaway
: It is credited with helping to locate and reunite between 21 and 26 children with their families.
The engine screams a hollow note, A ghost upon the rail, With shadows in the passenger cars, And faces thin and pale. It’s not the speed that kills the soul, Or the steam that burns the air, It’s the one-way track to nowhere, And the weight of being there.
: While many were found, guitarist Dan Murphy later noted that not all outcomes were happy, as some cases ended in tragedy. Quick Facts Release Year 1993 (Single from the 1992 album Grave Dancers Union ) Genre Alternative Rock / Power Ballad Key Achievement Won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 1994 Famous Lyric Runaway Train
You can listen to the original track or read the full lyrics on Genius or Spotify .
: Lines like "Runaway train, never going back / Wrong way on a one-way track" symbolize a feeling of losing control and spiraling into a darkness from which there seems to be no exit. : It is credited with helping to locate
"It seems no one can help me now / I'm in too deep, there's no way out"
: The song captures the internal exhaustion of mental health battles, with the chorus pleading, "Can you help me remember how to smile?". The Video: A Search for the Lost : While many were found, guitarist Dan Murphy
If you were looking for a creative piece (like a poem or story) inspired by the song: