Stutterstep Corridor

Chalk-chalk-chalk-chalk

Board, board, board

The porter wrote each stop by hand

Wrote it, wiped it,

wrote again

Ten past, ten past,

ten past nine

Fingers white, the platform's long

Wrote it, wiped it,

wrote again

Call it out,

call it

out

Call it out the window

Guard leans out, calls the stop

And the board just knows Call it,

call it, call it out

Stop, stop, stop, stop

And the board just

knows

Some trains sing at every bridge

Some trains only hum

So the

chalk stays in the pocket

For the ones that never call Pocket,

pocket, chalk, chalk

Fewer signs upon the wall

Fewer bells to ring If the guard is calling anyway Don't shout

the same thing twice

Twice, twice, twice

Call it out, call it out Call it out the window

Guard leans out, calls the stop And the board just knows Stop,

stop, stop, stop And the board just knows

You don't find the platform by pacing it You find it

by standing still And listening for what

the rails

already

say

Guard

calls out,

board

knows Chalk in the pocket,

let

it go

Chalk-chalk-chalk Board, board,

board

Still, still, still