Lyrics to The Other Window (2006 Remastered Version)

He took his seat on the foreign train
He thought it pleasant to travel again
Mindful of the journey's end
He read again the letter from his friendTime passed as it often doesThe seat was hard, the carriage fetid
He was dressed for summer, but still he sweated
It was better than being home
Feeling the cold, and living alone
Time passed slowlyAround him people spoke in French
Despite schooldays it made no sense
Occasional stares caught his eye
He was tempted to smile, butBeing shy, time passedWhen he looked through the window
For the thousandth time
He saw a black horse fighting for its lifeIn a barbed wire fence
Fatally tangled
The more it struggled
The more it was strangledTime sped up
He turned away
What could he do?
The other window
Had a nicer viewTime passed painfully