Prompt / Lyrics
Verse 1] We were ridin’ east by lantern light, iron singin’ low and long Powder stacked like promise in the dark, sayin’ we might just hold on Engineer was hummin’ somethin’ soft, like he knew we’d make it through Didn’t see no enemy ahead… didn’t hear a single clue [Pre-Chorus] Then the rails went white like winter came Outta nowhere, without a name [Chorus] Ain’t no fire, ain’t no flame Just the cold and no one to blame Guns still loaded, never fired Men lay still like the world got tired Tracks froze hard where the devil ran And death walked close like a quiet man If you hear that night go numb— Pray your hands can lift your gun [Verse 2] Train just shuddered, slowed to breath, like it hit an unseen wall No explosion, no great crash—just silence over all Jenkins reached to check the line… never made it back again Swore I saw the dark move wrong—but I couldn’t say just when [Pre-Chorus] Shapes that slipped where shapes don’t go Eyes play tricks in that kind of cold [Chorus] Ain’t no fire, ain’t no flame Just the cold and no one to blame Guns still loaded, never fired Men lay still like the world got tired Tracks froze hard where the devil ran And death walked close like a quiet man If you hear that night go numb— Pray your hands can lift your gun [Verse 3] Found the engine—doors thrown wide, not a soul to drive her through Captain’s coat still hangin’ there… like he just stepped out of view Crates untouched, seals unbroke—but the guards were laid out clean Not a drop where they went down… like they’d never even been [Bridge] They say wings’ll bring you fire Hear ‘em scream and climb up higher But this ain’t that—this ain’t war This is somethin’ else for sure You don’t hear it, you don’t see It just takes who it wants to be Leaves the rest to tell the tale— Cold wind ridin’ iron rail [Final Chorus (Stripped Down)] Ain’t no fire, ain’t no flame Just the cold and no one to blame Guns still loaded, never fired Men lay still like the world got tired If you see them shadows run— Son… you best not raise your gun [Outro (Spoken / Half-Sung)] We buried who we could that night… Left the rest to the frost and steel… Command says it was raiders… But raiders don’t move like that… …and they don’t leave the powder behind
Tags
Outlaw folk, dark acoustic guitar, fiddle drone, harmonica, dusty male vocal, slow tempo, eerie, haunted rail song, spar
Duration
5:26
Instrumental
No
Created
4/10/2026