this a song I wrote called Penn Station, from my album called Penn Station, performed live outside of Penn Station in New York City
and you can listen to this song and this full album on all your streaming platforms right this very second
Written and Performed by Andrew Barth Feldman
Filmed and Directed by Pedro Hernandez
special thanks to the attendant who kicked us out, the woman who cheered me on as she passed by, the family taking a photo in the background, the stuffed animal that crosses through, and my producer Ryan Sanchez
LYRICS:
Wide shot of hundreds of people running to their train
The cold lights and all the construction
And the patter of an unprojected rain
Now zoom in on a couple of kids
With a tear-filled goodbye
They can't say a word but their wishes
Are all written out in the blacks of their eyes
This was their plan all along
They knew they'd have to be strong
But how could they know 'bout the love that they'd bring
That in just two months, they would change everything
But as she goes onto a train
He is so, so lost in his pain
That he's thinking about buying a ticket
And hopping on board
And as he reads the letter she wrote him
She needs to pour her emotion on her way to Summit
'Cause all the risk was worth the reward, they know
But they can't let go
Of this evergreen sensation
That they left there at Penn Station
Montage of her in her car as she drives back to school
Still shot of him in his bed
Cause he won't be getting up anytime soon
They do all the textbook stuff
Knowing their love was enough
But feeling mature for the choice that they made
As the sun sets on another day
Where they're just afraid that when
He goes off on his own
That he won't remember the tone of their voices together
When they sang all the music they made
And now she'll say that he couldn't hurt her
That she's okay with the premature murder
Of all of the dreams they were too smart to speak into promises
They're accomplices
It's a man-made constellation
That they left there at Penn Station
And every line of every song
Tells them life is too short but each day is too long
It feels like an ending that hopefully has an end
So in the meantime they write about it like it didn't happen to them
So as he tries to grow even more
And as she tries to get back to before
Maybe they'll understand that they're both only running back home
If they take it one day at a time
Then in one day the words will all rhyme
And they'll be back in space with the moon and the stars
And the years that pass
And the years that will last
If they lose their hesitation
If you still want this creation
Then I'll see you at Penn Station