Station Master

Gordon Lightfoot

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Station Master From the album Songbook [Capo 3] [Intro] Dsus4 Dsus4 x4 [Verse 1] In the dawn’s early light From a long and a sleepless night She returned again this morning From her long and restless flight And my red hollow eyes Did not show her much surprise As she lay right down beside me Like she never said goodbye [Chorus] Please help me station master Is the evening train on time? The well’s run dry up yonder There’s another down the line [Interlude] Dsus4 Dsus4 x2 [Verse 2] It was all I could bear Just to watch her lying there Disowned and ragged princess With the sun locked in her hair So cold so frail With her mind locked in a jail The victim of confusion Never knowing she could fail [Chorus] Please help me station master Is the evening train on time? The well’s run dry up yonder There’s another down the line [Interlude] Dsus4 Dsus4 x2 [Verse 3] So I rocked her to sleep Then I got up on my feet And the day was filled with sunshine As I gazed across the street And the door seemed to say Over here step this way The station is for travelers Even you must ride someday [Chorus] Please help me station master Is the evening train on time? The well’s run dry up yonder There’s another down the line Please help me station master Can I stay for just a while? Forgive me if I’m weary I ain’t had much much time to smile

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La chanson évoque la rencontre entre un narrateur et une femme, probablement après une séparation ou une période de distance. Elle arrive épuisée et troublée, et lui, bien qu'ému, semble s’y attendre, ses yeux trahissant son état de fatigue. Dans un élan de tendresse, il se préoccupe de son bien-être tout en ressentant une incapacité à la sauver de ses luttes intérieures. Le narrateur implore une aide, demandant au maître de gare si le train de la soirée est à l’heure, symbole d’un espoir de changement ou de rédemption. Dans ce contexte, les métaphores du voyage et de la fatigue sont centrales, montrant que chacun fait face à son propre chemin, peu importe les épreuves. Chaque voyageur doit un jour emprunter sa voie, même si certains moments sont empreints de douleur et de désillusion.

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