The Girl at Charing Cross Station (Pax) Lyrics Meanings
by Gary Hurlstone
ft. Zen Chen, Peter Scherr, Jamie Parkes, Gillie Nicholls

9. The Girl at Charing Cross Station (Pax)

Seats are all taken
It’s Friday night
At Charing Cross Station
When I first catch sight of you
Standing alone
Am I dreaming?
A trick of the light?
Nothing’s changed, you're still the same
Then you slip away

Girl on the train looks like you
She’s looking back so I smile too
Though I hurt you—now I’m sated
Stop this war—kill the hatred
Slow and slow, slow, and slow
Let’s go out tonight and trail out into the light

The girl on the train looks like you,
She’s looking back so I smile too
A thousand faces, this rain is burning
Run for cover, our platform’s turning
Slow and slow, slow, and slow
Let’s go out tonight and step out into the light

God it’s such a pain—spending half our lives
Going round in circles, but we keep on running, why?
Because you never know who you might find
But which train are you on?
Which train are you on? Which train are you on?