Monorail
Robyn Mackenzie
Is it the end of the road
Are we forever or are we just playing a game
Maybe I'm giving up hope
Thought I could put out the fire but I'm fanning the flames
Waste time, hesitate
Too long, too late
You go, I'll wait
Baby, I can't see the sun
City streetlights
All those long nights
Hold me too tight
You really thought I was the one
Thought I was the one
But you and I are runaway trains
We fall apart, then collide again
Need a one-way track, never looking back
I'm gonna take a monorail to a faraway place
Faraway
Was this just some kind of test
Something to show me that I'm not as strong as I thought
You're always making me guess
About what you're thinking, you tell me the things I am not
Get out, don't go
Too fast, too slow
We're so hollow
It's echoing inside my head
Can't sleep, bad dreams
Can't breathe, can't scream
It's not just me
Too many things left unsaid
Things left unsaid
'Cause you and I are runaway trains
We fall apart, then collide again
Need a one-way track, never looking back
So I'm gonna take a monorail to a faraway place
Faraway
And it seems like the weather just keeps getting better
The farther away that I go
And the sunset's so hazy
I'll miss you like crazy, I know
'Cause you and I are runaway trains
We fall apart, then collide again
Need a one-way track, never looking back
So I'm gonna take a monorail to a faraway place
Faraway
Monorail
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Re: Monorail
Monorail
By Mellfire
When I was a kid there was an awesome zoo in the ’burbs
By the 401, a 30-minute-ride east of my house
At the time they had the biggest McDonald’s in the world
With McHotDogs and McSandwiches – why don’t you go look it up?
And whoa, this zoo was popular, the place was hopping
Men cancelled their golf games and women cancelled their shopping
To get to our greatest local attraction
Tour the grounds, see wild animal action
But the walk was long, it made most people tired
Couldn’t see all in a day without getting a ride
There were a few options at hand
One idea rose above the rest, so it was costed and planned
Monorail, monorail, monorail
They called it the Dominion Ride
Before Mike Myers it was Scarborough’s pride
It went slow, the pace wasn’t scary
You got to see deer, moose, and a wolf sanctuary
Had a comfortable seat, and commentary from a guide
For young ones who’d otherwise get antsy inside
But the half-hour journey’s real special feature
Came when the guide said, “Kids, look in those trees, can you spot a creature?”
Monorail, monorail, monorail
A little mascot only seen from the air
A throwback to the mythical Sasquatch affair
Adults could see it was no deadly attacker
The size of an Ewok, looked just like Chewbacca
But small kids did not have the same response, for
The zoo in the end had created a monster
A myth is unsettling, reality kind
In this case, they’d tried to straddle the line
The crying and panic did finally subside
The monorail still made its impeccable glide
Over forested acres, but with fewer screams
All the way to McDonald’s to end with ice cream
Monorail, monorail, monorail.
By Mellfire
When I was a kid there was an awesome zoo in the ’burbs
By the 401, a 30-minute-ride east of my house
At the time they had the biggest McDonald’s in the world
With McHotDogs and McSandwiches – why don’t you go look it up?
And whoa, this zoo was popular, the place was hopping
Men cancelled their golf games and women cancelled their shopping
To get to our greatest local attraction
Tour the grounds, see wild animal action
But the walk was long, it made most people tired
Couldn’t see all in a day without getting a ride
There were a few options at hand
One idea rose above the rest, so it was costed and planned
Monorail, monorail, monorail
They called it the Dominion Ride
Before Mike Myers it was Scarborough’s pride
It went slow, the pace wasn’t scary
You got to see deer, moose, and a wolf sanctuary
Had a comfortable seat, and commentary from a guide
For young ones who’d otherwise get antsy inside
But the half-hour journey’s real special feature
Came when the guide said, “Kids, look in those trees, can you spot a creature?”
Monorail, monorail, monorail
A little mascot only seen from the air
A throwback to the mythical Sasquatch affair
Adults could see it was no deadly attacker
The size of an Ewok, looked just like Chewbacca
But small kids did not have the same response, for
The zoo in the end had created a monster
A myth is unsettling, reality kind
In this case, they’d tried to straddle the line
The crying and panic did finally subside
The monorail still made its impeccable glide
Over forested acres, but with fewer screams
All the way to McDonald’s to end with ice cream
Monorail, monorail, monorail.
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Re: Monorail
Monorail
Berkeley Social Scene
Be careful of where you walk
It’s still so dangerous out there
Be careful with whom you talk
There are things you cannot share
I’m telling but It’s not like you didn’t know
Closing in all around us, it’s time to let it go
Underneath the monorail tonight
We will say our parting words to each other despite
The operation did what it could
And it just almost had a chance
The dreams of our childhood
Evaporated all in advance
I’m telling but It’s not like you didn’t know
Closing in all around us, it’s time to let it go
Underneath the monorail tonight
We will say our parting words to each other despite
I’m telling but It’s not like you didn’t know
Closing in all around us, it’s time to let it go
Underneath the monorail tonight
We will say our parting words to each other despite
Our little piece of what we thought was right
Underneath the monorail tonight
Berkeley Social Scene
Be careful of where you walk
It’s still so dangerous out there
Be careful with whom you talk
There are things you cannot share
I’m telling but It’s not like you didn’t know
Closing in all around us, it’s time to let it go
Underneath the monorail tonight
We will say our parting words to each other despite
The operation did what it could
And it just almost had a chance
The dreams of our childhood
Evaporated all in advance
I’m telling but It’s not like you didn’t know
Closing in all around us, it’s time to let it go
Underneath the monorail tonight
We will say our parting words to each other despite
I’m telling but It’s not like you didn’t know
Closing in all around us, it’s time to let it go
Underneath the monorail tonight
We will say our parting words to each other despite
Our little piece of what we thought was right
Underneath the monorail tonight
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Re: Monorail
Monorail
Pigfarmer Jr
Shaving all my hair 'cause she treated me this way
Called my baby sister: Said that it would be okay
If I ride the monorail back to the place where I belong
Put my clothes in trash bags and I ate all of the cheese
Slapped on bread and mayonnaise 'cause we don't have any meat
I'll ride the monorail back to the place where I belong
Bought a forty ouncer and I'm sitting on the curb
Saving thirteen dollars just in case I get the urge
To ride the monorail back to the place where I belong
Ride the monorail back to the place where I belong
Pigfarmer Jr
Shaving all my hair 'cause she treated me this way
Called my baby sister: Said that it would be okay
If I ride the monorail back to the place where I belong
Put my clothes in trash bags and I ate all of the cheese
Slapped on bread and mayonnaise 'cause we don't have any meat
I'll ride the monorail back to the place where I belong
Bought a forty ouncer and I'm sitting on the curb
Saving thirteen dollars just in case I get the urge
To ride the monorail back to the place where I belong
Ride the monorail back to the place where I belong
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"PigFramer: Guy and guitar OF MY NIGHTMARES." - Blue Lang
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Re: Monorail
Monorail by The Magnetic Letters
Clive James I never mourned for you
Seems like you were sick for such a long time
That when you finally succumbed it didn't really register
Strange to say but lately you've been on my mind
It's funny to think that you outlived that monorail
They broke it up for scrap and sold the carriages off for nothing
They wouldn't even inflict it on Tasmania
I wasn't there to see it but I'll bet no-one was laughing
And I wonder what you'd make of the last few days
Seems like politicians are dropping like flies
I never cared for Shanks till they set the cops loose
They thought that they were tightening the noose
Turns out they should have gone and talked to Barbra Streisand, asked her for some advice
Clive James I'd like to think that you're up there in heaven
I'm sure you'd be amused if it turned out you were wrong about that one
You'd be making a show doing an interview with John Lennon
Taking the piss out of the crappy heavenly decor or something
Clive James I never mourned for you
Seems like you were sick for such a long time
That when you finally succumbed it didn't really register
Strange to say but lately you've been on my mind
It's funny to think that you outlived that monorail
They broke it up for scrap and sold the carriages off for nothing
They wouldn't even inflict it on Tasmania
I wasn't there to see it but I'll bet no-one was laughing
And I wonder what you'd make of the last few days
Seems like politicians are dropping like flies
I never cared for Shanks till they set the cops loose
They thought that they were tightening the noose
Turns out they should have gone and talked to Barbra Streisand, asked her for some advice
Clive James I'd like to think that you're up there in heaven
I'm sure you'd be amused if it turned out you were wrong about that one
You'd be making a show doing an interview with John Lennon
Taking the piss out of the crappy heavenly decor or something