The Other Window Lyrics - Wire

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 friend 

Time passed as it often does 

The seat was hard, the carriage fetid 

He was dressed for summer, but still he sweat ed 

It was better than being home 

Feeling the cold, and living alone 

Time passed slowly 

Around him people spoke in French 

Despite schooldays it made no sense 

Occasional stares caught his eye 

He was tempted to smile, but 

Being shy, time passed 

When he looked through the window 

For the thousandth time 

He saw a black horse fighting for its life 

In a barbed wire fence 

Fatally tangled 

The more it struggled 

The more it was strangled 

Time sped up 

He turned away 

There was nothing he could do 

The other window 

Had a nicer view 

Time passed painfully