Day 45: Lost Time
This next song simply has to be one of my favourites - the haunting and elegiac "Lost Time". It uses some different chords: the unusual Dmaj7add9 and Amaj7add9 - along with my favourite two chords Cmaj7 and Fmaj7.
As usual it's bereft of a strong melody - like a sad train it simply chugs along until it reaches its final unhappy destination.
"Lost Time"
Everything is lost, you say that everything is lost
Even time has stopped, you say that everything is lost
And the snow is melting in the sun
You hold my hand so scared of what's to come
The moments in a day just seem to quickly fade away
A life just disappears in too few months and too few years
The sky grows dim and covers up the sun
The wind is blowing cold through everyone
I guess it's lost time between you and me
I know it's true but I still don't believe
That lost time is all we can see
There's nothing of you and there's nothing left of me
As we board the train the track is glowing in the rain
I look into your eyes to see what I can surmise
Your face reflects my gaze back onto me
I look for you but all I see is me
As the towns roll past, I watch the world out through the glass
And although we talk, it's all been said; I watch the clock
The seats are small, you rest your head on mine
And for the moment everything is fine
But it's lost time between you and me
I know it's true but I still don't believe
Lost time is all we can see
There's nothing of you and there's nothing left of me
As we say goodbye, the birds still sweetly sing nearby
I turn as if to cry, but find that both my eyes are dry
We kiss under the station's orange light
Then walk down separate roads into the night
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Copyright: Croftonsongs, 2003
As usual it's bereft of a strong melody - like a sad train it simply chugs along until it reaches its final unhappy destination.
"Lost Time"
Everything is lost, you say that everything is lost
Even time has stopped, you say that everything is lost
And the snow is melting in the sun
You hold my hand so scared of what's to come
The moments in a day just seem to quickly fade away
A life just disappears in too few months and too few years
The sky grows dim and covers up the sun
The wind is blowing cold through everyone
I guess it's lost time between you and me
I know it's true but I still don't believe
That lost time is all we can see
There's nothing of you and there's nothing left of me
As we board the train the track is glowing in the rain
I look into your eyes to see what I can surmise
Your face reflects my gaze back onto me
I look for you but all I see is me
As the towns roll past, I watch the world out through the glass
And although we talk, it's all been said; I watch the clock
The seats are small, you rest your head on mine
And for the moment everything is fine
But it's lost time between you and me
I know it's true but I still don't believe
Lost time is all we can see
There's nothing of you and there's nothing left of me
As we say goodbye, the birds still sweetly sing nearby
I turn as if to cry, but find that both my eyes are dry
We kiss under the station's orange light
Then walk down separate roads into the night
---
Copyright: Croftonsongs, 2003
1 Comments:
At 9/22/2004 7:52 PM, Gilman said…
Well, it's certainly haunting and elegiac, but it's also kinda depressing. Call me crazy, but I still prefer the upbeat, They Might Be Giants-esque goofiness of "Ninja Please".
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