Time

written by: Sarah McLachlan

Lyrics

Time here,
All but means nothing, just shadows that move across the wall
They keep me company, but they don’t ask of me
They don’t say anything at all
And I need just a little more silence
And I need just a little more time
But you send your thieves to me
Silently stalking me
Dragging me into your war
Would you give me no choice in this?
I know you can’t resist, trying reopening a sore

Leave me be, I don’t want to argue
I’d just get confused and I’d come all undone
If I agree, well, it’s just to appease you
Cause I don’t remember what we’re fighting for

You see love – a tight, thorny thread that you spin in a circle of gold
You have me to hold me
A token for all to see
Captured to be yours alone

And I need just a little more silence,
And I just need a little more time
The courage to pull away
There will be hell to pay
The deeper you cut to the bone

Leave me be, I don’t want to argue
I’d just get confused and I’d come all undone
If I agree, well, it’s just to appease you
Cause I don’t remember what we’re fighting for

Time here,
All but means nothing,
Just shadows that move across the wall
They keep me company,
But they don’t ask of me
They don’t say anything at all

Leave me be, I don’t want to argue
I’d just get confused and I’d come all undone
If I agree, well, it’s just to appease you
Cause I don’t remember what we’re fighting for

 

Appears on

Afterglow (2003)

 

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from “Afterglow”
Track length: 3:23

 

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Credits

Vocals, Keyboard: Sarah McLachlan
Keyboards, Synth Bass: Pierre Marchand
Guitar: Michel Pepin
Acoustic Bass: Jimmy Creeggan
Percussion, Drums, Loops: Ashwin Sood

 

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