Torn On The Platform – English Lyrics

• By: Jack Peñate
• Album: Matinée

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the evocative lyrics of Jack Peñate's "Torn On The Platform" to enhance your English language skills. This indie-rock gem offers a relatable narrative of emotional crossroads and difficult farewells, making it an excellent choice for understanding nuanced English expressions and vocabulary related to feelings, travel, and personal dilemmas. Its poignant storytelling and distinctive musical style provide a rich context for language learning.

[English]

Once more just before I'm leaving

Torn on the platform

Once more just before I'm leaving

Torn on the platform

'Cause I'll miss you and I love you

And I know this is over just for now

'Cause I miss you, ohh, how I miss you

You're not my girl you're my town

A weekend away, leave the city today

Don't want the big smoke to leave me behind

The train leaves at 2, platform 3 Waterloo

50p to the tramp makes me feel kind

I get a good seat, with a window, my feet

Are up on the one in front; everyone stares

Why do they care, like there's feelings in chairs

Trapped for 3 hours until I get there

'Cause my

Eyes, eyes, eyes

Are not

Dry, dry, dry

As I

Realise, lise, lise

That in a few minutes this train will be gone

Sighs, sighs, sighs

City

Flies, flies, flies

Wonder

Why, why, why

Would anyone want to leave where I come from?

Torn on the platform

Torn on the platform

Torn on the platform

It's 1.58 wish that I had been late

And missed the train and given them an excuse

But what is the use, I've less slack than a noose

Do or die stay or go what shall I choose?

'Cause my

Eyes, eyes, eyes

Are not

Dry, dry, dry

As I

Realise, lise, lise

That in a few minutes this train will be gone

Sighs, sighs, sighs

City

Flies, flies, flies

Wonder

Why, why, why

Would anyone want to leave where I come from?

Torn on the platform

Torn on the platform

Torn on the platform

Like in a film the motion starts to slow

As the beeping carriage doors begin to close

Momentarily I'm standing froze

Then I jump between the gap

Land on the platform flat

I'm not

Torn on the platform

Torn on the platform

Torn on the platform

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
torn /tɔːrn/ B2	adjective - injured by having the soft tissues pulled or stretched
platform /ˈplætfɔːrm/ A2	noun - a raised level surface on which people or things can stand
miss /mɪs/ A1	verb - to feel sadness at the absence of someone or something
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong feeling of affection for someone
leave /liːv/ A1	verb - to go away from
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - a large town
train /treɪn/ A1	noun - a railway engine
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - of high quality
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs of sight
dry /draɪ/ A2	adjective - free from moisture or liquid; not wet
realise /ˈriːəlaɪz/ B1	verb - to become aware of something
wonder /ˈwʌndər/ B1	verb - to be curious about something
late /leɪt/ A1	adjective - after the expected or usual time
excuse /ɪkˈskjuːz/ B1	noun - a reason given to justify a fault or offense
choose /tʃuːz/ A2	verb - pick out

Key Grammar Structures

• Once more just before I'm leaving

  ➔ Present continuous tense used with 'just before' to describe an action happening immediately prior to another.

  ➔ The phrase combines the present continuous form of 'leave' ('I'm leaving') with 'just before' to emphasize immediacy.

• I get a good seat, with a window, my feet

  ➔ Use of simple present tense 'get' to describe habitual or general actions.

  ➔ The verb 'get' in the present tense indicates a habitual action or a current state.

• Are not dry, dry, dry

  ➔ Negative form of 'are' with the adjective 'dry' to describe a state.

  ➔ 'Are not' is the negative form of 'are', used here with 'dry' to describe the emotional state as not being dry (i.e., feeling emotional).

• Land on the platform flat

  ➔ Use of phrasal verb 'land on' + preposition 'on' to describe the action of reaching the platform.

  ➔ 'Land on' is a phrasal verb indicating the act of arriving or hitting a surface, here meaning the person successfully lands on the platform.