Bruce Springsteen

Released: October 23, 2020

Songwriter: Bruce Springsteen

Producer: Ron Aniello Bruce Springsteen

[Verse 1]
Zero’s my number
Time is my hunter
I wanted you to heal me
But instead you set me on fire

We were out over the borders
I washed you in holy water
We whispered our black prayers
And rose up in flames

[Refrain]
Take me on your burnin’ train
Take me on your burnin’ train

[Verse 2]
White sun burnin’
Black wings beatin’
I ran my fingers ‘cross the hollow of your stomach
As you lay breathing

With our shared faith
Rising dark and decayed
Take me and shake me from this mortal cage

[Refrain]
Takе me on your burnin’ train
Take me on your burnin’ train

[Bridge]
Somеthing’s shining in the light ‘neath your breast
The thick smell of you on my chest

[Verse 3]
On your bed of thorns
I brought you shining gifts
Wiped the sweat from your brow
And I touched your lips

Sheets stained with sweat
Outside the endless rain
Darlin’ I’m blessed in your blood
And marked by Cain

[Refrain]
Take me on your burnin’ train
Take me on your burnin’ train
Take me on your burnin’ train

Bruce Springsteen is a rock ‘n’ roll icon from the great state of New Jersey. Nicknamed “The Boss,” he’s known for spirited sax-powered anthems about working-class people making their way in the world. Backed by the trusty E Street Band, he’s sold more than 120 million records, won numerous awards (including 20 Grammys and an Oscar), sold out stadiums around the globe, and earned a place alongside his teenage heroes in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Although he’s a living legend who ranks among the most important artists in rock history, Springsteen wasn’t an overnight success. Around the time of his first album, 1973’s Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J., he was dismissed as just another “new Dylan"—some scruffy folk singer with a decent vocabulary looking to follow in Bob’s footsteps. In the decade that followed, Springsteen proved himself to be much more.

His breakthrough came with his third album, 1975’s Born to Run. The record hit No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and landed the singer-songwriter on the cover of both Time and Newsweek. Bruce nabbed his first chart-topping album five years later with The River, and in 1984, he went global with Born in the U.S.A., a critical and commercial smash that produced seven Top 10 singles.

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