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Time
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Time was released on September 18, 2001 by Atlantic Records as a part of the album Strange Little Girls
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Release DateSeptember 18, 2001
LabelAtlantic Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM139

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tori Amos
Tori Amos
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tori Amos
Tori Amos
Producer
Natashya Hawley
Natashya Hawley
Executive Producer
Jon Astley
Jon Astley
Mastering Engineer
Marcel van Limbeek
Marcel van Limbeek
Recording Engineer
Mark Hawley
Mark Hawley
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The smart money's on Harlow and the moon is in the street
And the shadow boys are breakin' all the laws
You're east of East St. Louis and the wind is making speeches
And the rain sounds like a round of applause
[Verse 2]
And Napoleon is weeping in a carnival saloon
His invisible fiance's in the mirror
The band is goin' home, it's raining hammers, it's raining nails
It's true, there's nothing left for him down here
[Chorus]
And it's time, time, time
And it's time, time, time
And it's time, time, time that you love
And it's time, time, time
[Verse 3]
Well, they all pretend they're orphans and their memory's like a train
You can see it getting smaller as it pulls away
The things you can't remember tell the things you can't forget
That history puts a saint in every dream
[Verse 4]
Well, she said she'd stick around until the bandages came off
But these mama boys just don't know when to quit
Matilda asks the sailors, "Are those dreams, or are those prayers?"
So close your eyes, son, this won't hurt a bit
[Chorus]
And it's time, time, time
And it's time, time, time
And it's time, time, time that you love
And it's time, time, time
[Verse 5]
Well, things are pretty lousy for a calendar girl
The boys just dive right off the cars and splash into the street
And when they're on a roll, she pulls a razor from her boot
And a thousand pigeons fall around her feet
[Verse 6]
So put a candle in the window and a kiss upon his lips
As the dish outside the window fills with rain
And just like a stranger with the weeds in your heart
And pay the fiddler off till I come back again
[Chorus]
And it's time, time, time
And it's time, time, time
And it's time, time, time that you love
And it's time, time, time
[Chorus]
And it's time, time, time
And it's time, time, time
And it's time, time, time that you love
And it's time, time, time
Written by: Tom Waits
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