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I found a picture of you, oh oh oh oh
What hijacked my world that night
To a place in the past
We've been cast out of? Oh oh oh oh
Now we're back in the fight
We're back on the train
Oh, back on the chain gang
A circumstance beyond our control, oh oh oh oh
The phone, the TV and the news of the world
Got in the house like a pigeon from hell, oh oh oh oh
Threw sand in our eyes and descended like flies
Put us back on the train
Oh, back on the chain gang
The powers that be
That force us to live like we do
Bring me to my knees
When I see what they've done to you
But I'll die as I stand here today
Knowing that deep in my heart
They'll fall to ruin one day
For making us part
I found a picture of you, oh oh oh oh
Those were the happiest days of my life
Like a break in the battle was your part, oh oh oh oh
In the wretched life of a lonely heart
Now we're back on the train
Oh, back on the chain gang
What hijacked my world that night
To a place in the past
We've been cast out of? Oh oh oh oh
Now we're back in the fight
We're back on the train
Oh, back on the chain gang
A circumstance beyond our control, oh oh oh oh
The phone, the TV and the news of the world
Got in the house like a pigeon from hell, oh oh oh oh
Threw sand in our eyes and descended like flies
Put us back on the train
Oh, back on the chain gang
The powers that be
That force us to live like we do
Bring me to my knees
When I see what they've done to you
But I'll die as I stand here today
Knowing that deep in my heart
They'll fall to ruin one day
For making us part
I found a picture of you, oh oh oh oh
Those were the happiest days of my life
Like a break in the battle was your part, oh oh oh oh
In the wretched life of a lonely heart
Now we're back on the train
Oh, back on the chain gang
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This song was their come back after that,cos they lost two key original members to overdosing before this.
"I'd shown it to James and he liked it. Then he died, and it turned into more of a tribute to him."
You can probably go the other route with an old lover as well...but it'd make more sense with the above.
I found a picture of you oh what hijacked my world that night to a place in the past= Finding a picture of a person remembering a time in the past of them
we've been cast out of oh = Hardest one to decipher, cast out could mean sent away from the place in time of the past, jail, afterlife.
now we're back in the fight /we're back on the train yeah oh= Back on the train could mean back in the bustle & hustle of life i guess, on the road to prison, afterlife.
when I see what they've done to you. = something bad happened to someone
back on the chain gang. = prison labor
Lyrics below all show depression or sadness about having a broken heart & those being the happiest days of ones life.
But I'll die as I stand her today...... for making us apart.
those were the happiest days of my life
a break in the battle was your part oh/ in the wretched life of a lonely heart
So the conclusion is that Chrissie is looking at a picture remember someone she loved from the past that is no longer around lonely with a broken heart. This person could be a ex boyfriend, or possibly a family member or close friend. Somebody detaining from her love either broken up, dead or in jail. Those were the happiest days of her life when they were together.