This Time

Story Behind The Song

The mystery of mysteries - trying to understand the mechanics of this life, the ironies it contains: 'the more that I wake up, the more I sleep' and it's elusiveness: 'like chasing the rainfall into the sea'.

Song Description

Verses are based on a catchy guitar-riff, which is complemented tastefully by the other instruments. The verses build to explosive choruses which have a repetitive lyrical and melodic hook.

Song Length 4:06 Genre Pop - Rock, Pop - Rock
Tempo Medium Slow (91 - 110) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Language English Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

TICK-TOCK, ANOTHER RESTLESS THOUGHT, BEATING ME
THE MORE THAT I WAKE UP, THE MORE I SLEEP
NEAR-FAR, A WHISPER IN THE DARK, MYSTERY
WHEN ALL THAT I ASK FOR, IS HERE IN ME

AND THIS TIME, I?M WAITING ON THIS TIME
EXPLAIN AGAIN THIS TIME, I?M CHANGING IT THIS TIME

SO LET ME STUMBLE FORWARD
WITH THE CHANCE TO SAVE THIS TIME
HITTING AND MISSING ME
LIKE CHASING THE RAINFALL INTO THE SEA

AND THIS TIME, I?M WAITING ON THIS TIME
EXPLAIN AGAIN THIS TIME, I?M CHANGING IT THIS TIME

GONE ARE TOSE TRICKY DREAMS I MUST HAVE LEFT BEHIND
NO MATTER IT WILL BE ALRIGHT
I GUESS, I THINK, I KNOW WHAT?S HAPPENING HERE
I?M WAITING IN LINE

SO LET ME STUMBLE FORWARD
WITH THE CHANCE TO SAVE THIS TIME
I?M WAITING ON THIS TIME, EXPLAIN AGAIN THIS TIME
I?M CHANGING IT THIS TIME
SO LET ME STUMBLE FORWARD
THIS TIME

Lyrics Cliff Skye Music Cliff Skye / Jason Lureman
Producer Alterstate Publisher N/A
Performance Alterstate Label N/A

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