There's A Freight Train Coming
There’s a freight train coming—and it’s the sound of a world in crisis. This original protest song captures the reality of vanishing jobs, economic collapse, and rising inequality. From Wall Street greed to AI disruption, from hollowed-out towns to the voices of the unheard, the song asks one urgent question: will we rise together or let it all burn?
(Verse 1)
There’s a freight train comin’, rollin’ down the line,
Hear that whistle screamin’, it’s a sign of the times.
Jobs are disappearin’, towns are wastin’ away,
AI’s taken over, got nothin’ left to say.
(Chorus)
There’s a freight train comin’, you can hear that sound,
It’s a long way up, but we’re fallin’ down.
Stock markets crashin’, the work’s all gone,
Ain’t no savior, gotta march on.
(Verse 2)
Main Street’s hollow, Wall Street’s playin’ the game,
CEOs cashin’ out, but the workers take the blame.
The fields are empty, the shelves run dry,
The rich got rockets while the poor just cry.
(Chorus)
There’s a freight train comin’, you can hear that sound,
It’s a long way up, but we’re fallin’ down.
Stock markets crashin’, the work’s all gone,
Ain’t no savior, gotta march on.
(Bridge)
AI’s countin’ numbers, don’t see my pain,
Bossman says I’m useless, got no job again.
Government’s cuttin’, no safety net,
Hope’s gettin’ thinner, but it ain’t gone yet.
(Verse 3)
City lights flicker, streets filled with rage,
History’s writin’ a brand new page.
Will we rise together or watch it burn?
Ain’t no goin’ back, no lessons learned.
(Final Chorus)
There’s a freight train comin’, and it don’t slow down,
The old world’s dyin’, so stand your ground.
If we don’t rise, we’re gonna fall,
But maybe, just maybe, we can change it all.
(Outro)
The wheels keep turnin’, smoke fills the sky,
Gotta find a new road, or wave goodbye.
Credits:
Lyrics and melody by Robert Jennings
Published by InnerSelf Publications
AI-assisted production and vocals
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