"Engine of Desire (The Iron Mistress)"

Original ghost- train love song. "Engine of Desire (The Iron Mistress)" Copyright © 2008 David Baird In a train-yard sits an Iron heroine End of the line for engine ninety-nine The iron mistress reads all the signs Ninety-nine is the last train hell ride A whistle scream and he wakes from his dream A dusty windowpane shatters to shards Turnstiles spin cartwheels in the yard Ninety-nine runs a-way with a broken heart (chorus) Black smoke pours into the dark Wheels churn thunder and sparks A soul of iron and fire This engine burns desire Bloodshot eyes survey the situation Graveyard sidings all torn apart Crossties scattered like playthings Discarded like foolish notions Her shadow runs the wall of the empty station He wonders what has happened to his mind SOS sent in desperation The wires are down all along the line (chorus) Ninety-nine sweetly whistles the blues Cold steel rails sing along to her tune Her siren song calls him to his doom He loved her and left her to rust and ruin He loved her and left her to rust and ruin He loved her and left her to rust and ruin