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'Broken Train' by Beck is a 1999 track from the album 'Midnite Vultures'. The lyrics sketch a bleak, street-level scene of unrest and aftermath, with people slumped, the threat of violence hanging around, and a cynical contrast between wealth and hunger. There is a sharp, confrontational edge to the writing, captured in the line “Billionaires smile like weapons”, as it moves from public disorder to a sense that lives can be reduced to rumours and leftovers.
"Broken Train" is a track by Beck, from the album Midnite Vultures, released 23rd November 1999. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 8 articles about Beck.
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