Story Behind The Song

A fast-paced look at the frantic sensory overload of going on a subway train for the first time, noticing the strangers travelling with you and imagining they all know a secret subway law: 'The Truth is in Faith & Lies'.

Song Description

A strong, repetitive drum and bass groove continues for most of the song. This sets the atmosphere of the repetitive motion and sound of a train. The lyrics are fast-paced, frantic, and random in nature, to mirror the diversity of those who come together on a subway train.

Lyrics

I'VE SEEN YOU ON THAT SUBWAY TRAIN
TRYIN' TO MAKE UP LOST TIME,
DON'T WANNA MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES
DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR PLACE IN LINE

I'VE BEEN A STRANGER HERE BEFORE BUT I'M MAKING TROUBLE AGAIN,
STEAL AWAY AND MIND THE GAP BUT DON'T MOVE UNTIL YOU GET THAT SIGN

YOU LOOK AT ME AS IF YOU'VE SEEN ME ON THE WITNESS STAND
OR YOU DON'T LOOK, YOU LOOK SO GOOD
I MISSED MY STOP, I MISSED YOUR LIFE

GOIN' LIKE HELL BUT TRY TO MOVE ME
I LOSE A MILE OF SLEEP EACH TIME THAT DERAILED SUBWAY DOWN THE LINE,
SO REAL ME IN, FORGIVE MY CRIME

PULLED BACK THE COVERS, TURNED MY HEAD
LONG AFTER MIDNIGHT, THE RADIO SAID
WORDS I KNOW I'VE HEARD BEFORE,
MUST BE THE UNSPOKEN SUBWAY LAW
IT SAID: THE TRUTH IS IN FAITH & LIES
THE TRUTH IS IN FAITH & LIES

21 DIFFERENT THINGS AROUND ME AND THE WAR OF WORDS KEEPS RAMBLING BY,
ANY PAPER KEEPS THE FIRE ALIVE,
AND THE CLOCK JUST TICKS TO THE HOUR OF 5

IN THE CORNER ON THE OTHER SIDE,
BY THE MUSIC CASE SHE CAUGHT MY EYE
IN BETWEEN THE WALL OF FIRE, THAT ANGEL WATCHED THAT RUSH GO BY

YOU SEEM TO LOOK AT ME THE WAY I SEEM TO LOOK AT YOU,
FIRST STOP IS EMPTY, SO YOU TURN THE PAGE TO SEE YOU THROUGH
2 STOPS DOWN AND I'LL BE GONE,
BUT ONE MORE WILL BE STEPPING ON
THE EXIT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE, BUT THE TRAIN WILL NOT FORGET MY RIDE

PULLED BACK THE COVERS, TURNED MY HEAD
LONG AFTER MIDNIGHT, THE RADIO SAID
WORDS I KNOW I'VE HEARD BEFORE,
MUST BE THE UNSPOKEN SUBWAY LAW
IT SAID: THE TRUTH IS IN FAITH & LIES
THE TRUTH IS IN FAITH & LIES

SO I ROSE WHEN THE MOON WAS HIGH, AND I STUMBLED THROUGH FOR THE SECOND TIME
ANNIE CAUGHT ME ON THE FIRE-ESCAPE, AND I SWEAR I HEARD THAT STREETLIGHT SIGH

BUT MY FAITH WOULD SEE ME THROUGH IF THAT MUSIC CASE WAS OPEN TOO
YOU SAID YOU'D PLAY, YOU LIED TO ME, BUT THE TRUTH BE SAID, NO FAITH IN ME

I HEAR HER VOICE INSIDE MY HEAD, NO-ONE COULD GO WHERE THE EVIDENCE LED
CRAZY CANCER LIKE BEFORE, MUST BE THAT SOUL-STAINED SUBWAY CALL
IT SAID: THE TRUTH IS IN FAITH & LIES
THE TRUTH IS IN FAITH & LIES