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All This Time
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Musicals
All This Time was released on December 12, 2014 by Universal Music Classics as a part of the album The Last Ship - Original Broadway Cast Recording
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Release DateDecember 12, 2014
LabelUniversal Music Classics
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM134

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Michael Esper
Michael Esper
Performer
The Last Ship Ensemble
The Last Ship Ensemble
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sting
Sting
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rob Mathes
Rob Mathes
Producer
Alex Venguer
Alex Venguer
Recording Engineer
Robert Orton
Robert Orton
Mixing Engineer
Jamie Siegel
Jamie Siegel
Assistant Recording Engineer
Aki Nishimura
Aki Nishimura
Assistant Recording Engineer
Tim Marchiafava
Tim Marchiafava
Assistant Recording Engineer
Nate Odden
Nate Odden
Assistant Recording Engineer

Lyrics

I looked out across the river today
Saw a city in the fog
And an old church tower where the seagulls play
Saw the sad shire horses walking home in the sodium light
And a pale sun shrinks from the empty streets
And the day falls into night
All this time
The river flowed
Endlessly
To the sea
Wallsend, Wallsend
More like the world's end
Our teachers taught us the Romans built this place
Built a wall and a temple
And an edge for the empire garrison town
They lived and they died
And they prayed to their gods
But the stone gods did not make a sound
And their empire crumbled
'Til all that was left were these stones the workmen found
All this time
The river flowed
Endlessly
To the sea
If I had my way
I'd take a boat from the river
And I'd bury the old man
I'd bury him at sea
Nothing's ever changed 'round here
Not in ten thousand years, I fear
Same bend in the river where the tide slows down
And the seagulls circle this dirty old town
So I ask myself, "Why the hell would I stay?"
It's just churches and pubs where you drink or you pray
And the sky's still the same old battleship grey
If only the pubs stayed open all day
All this time
The river flowed
In the falling light
Of the northern sun
Well, if I had my way
I'd take a boat from the river
'Cause men go crazy in congregations
They only get better one by one
One by one
One by one by one
One by one
I looked out across the river today
Written by: Sting
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