Porcupine Tree – Trains

Porcupine Tree are a progressive rock/art rock band formed by Steven Wilson in 1987 in Hemel Hempstead, UK. Their music is difficult to categorize, being associated with both psychedelic rock and progressive rock, yet having been influenced by trance, krautrock and ambient due to Steven Wilson and Richard Barbieri’s penchant for the Kosmische Musik scene of the early ’70s. Since the early 2000s, their music has been leaning towards progressive metal. The band are noted for their multimedia approach, with their live performances including screens displaying a different film projection to each song. This visual element was introduced during the tour for the In Absentia album, when the band started to work with Danish photographer and filmmaker Lasse Hoile. This involvement created a distinctive image for the band. ________________________________________ Train set and match spied under the blind Shiny and contoured the railway winds And I’ve heard the sound from my cousin’s bed The hiss of the train at the railway head Always the summers are slipping away A 60 ton angel falls to the earth A pile of old metal, a radiant blur Scars in the country, the summer and her Always the summers are slipping away Find me a way for making it stay When I hear the engine pass I’m kissing you wide The hissing subsides I’m in luck When the evening reaches here You’re tying me up I’m dying of love It’s OK