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Jon Witteveen - Terminal @ 66

from Round 4, Week 1 by Monday Morning 3AM Music Club

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My first song for MM3AM...woohoo! Thanks to everyone for letting me join in.

I chose to do Anand's challenge this week.

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Terminal @ 66
Lyrics: Jon Witteveen

V1
There is a rock down on Highway 66
A monument to motion and the mechanics of logistics
An asphalt island, of concrete, brick and steel
Now a half-remembered headstone in a lonely potter’s field

V2
I was there when she was vital and kinetic
When efficiencies were high and we recorded every metric
The switchers on the yard kept the rhythm and the flow
I worked the loads and watched the tow motors roll

C1
Over the road, those engines burning
And the local 391, they kept all those wheels turning
In diesel, in dust, in grease and rust we trust
We were the Terminal at 66 and she was us

V3
As the brothers of the Union moved in lock-step
And baby’s mothers mended carts ‘til there was none left
Drawing in and breathing out, this was no cold machine
We cross-docked hope and she distributed dreams

C2
Over the road, those engines burning
And the local 391 kept those wheels turning
In diesel, in dust, in grease and rust we trust
We were the Terminal at 66 and she was us

BRIDGE
And we can see her decline in the rearview
With the Spirit of the Stairs sayin’, “if only you…”
But the truth is we’re dead or we’re dying
And those tears were dry before we knew we were crying

C3
Over the road, those engines burning
And the local 391, they kept all those wheels turning
In diesel, in dust, in grease and rust we trust
We were the Terminal at 66 and she was us

V4
There is a rock down on Highway 66
A monument to motion and the mechanics of logistics
Some days I half-forget but it’s the best that I can do
I worked the line as Checker 10-5-2

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from Round 4, Week 1, released November 3, 2014
Wholly conceived, written and recorded by Jon Witteveen...November 5th thru the 8th... in room # 1121 at the Renaissance Hotel, TEDA, Tianjin, China...recorded with Logic on a MacBook Pro with an M-Audio Keystation Mini 32 MIDI controller and a Studio Projects LSM USB microphone.

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