Judgement Train - Rustin Man
from the album Drift Code (2019) When you die, which is it: heaven or hell? Chances are that, if you play along, you will chose heaven. It is a lot like picking Palm Springs over East Saint Louis; and, after all, although there were times that you were bad, were you really eternal damnation bad? Judgement Train is a song about a man boarding the final train ride, his fate awaiting at the other end. The ride is pretty groovy, with psychedelic stylings over a hippie beat. The protagonist is fairly certain that heaven awaits, singing: I'm on the next judgement train Let me raise the pearly gates But, ultimately, it is not meant to be: The tunnel has turned the air so black Can't believe what I have done Never lie to the darker side When the girl takes my hand I feel her skin is a lot like mine I dig this song for its story-telling and for its rich visual imagery. I also dig the groove. How fun would it be to play with this band? I also dig the backstory