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Vin 01:57 am UTC 01/26/10 |
| In reply to: | re: NJC: There's No Time Like the Past - John_Galt 03:39 am UTC 01/25/10 |
| Many thanks - I always appreciate the feedback. (and not just because you're always kind to me!) When I write something that I THINK is good, its always nice to be able to get a little bit of validation. Because, obviously, I'm biased. > These posts are one of the reasons I continue to check in > at the Jim Steinman message board. Great job as usual, > Vin! > > I'll note that the gentle timeline confusion in the lyrics > may be effective not only because it is clever, but also > because it may introduce a light hypnotic trance in the > listener that will allow him to experience both the lyrics > and the music more deeply and personally. See Tad James > "timeline therapy." > > I also like how deliciously dark and evil Vin's lyrics > are. There's dark in the depressing and sad kind of way > and then there's dark in the fun and exciting kind of way > and most of Vin's stuff portay's the kind of darkness that > you can enjoy as a guilty pleasure. I think that's > because the really dark stuff is only metaphorical... or > is it? :-) > > Vin knows it, but for others reading my posts for the > first time, you should know that I don't give praise > easily and that I come off more critical than I intend > much of the time... so this is a glowing review for this > latest lyric. > > -=John Galt=- > > > I posted the first chorus to this a while back, when we > > were throwing out ideas for "Steinmanesque" song titles. > > JD asked me then if there was any more to it. There > > wasn't. Now there is. > > > > > > There’s No Time Like the Past > > > > Boy: > > > > Do you remember the time? > > Our very first time. > > God, it seems so far away. > > And do you remember that time > > It was all I could do > > To keep myself from backhanding you? > > Of course you do > > It was only yesterday > > > > Back then, back then > > > > Back then we may as well have been immortal > > Those days we really thought we knew it all > > In pride we thought our stars aligned forever > > Too young to know its pride that always goes before a > > fall > > > > There’s no time like the past > > For you and I to part > > There’s no time like the past > > To go our separate ways > > If we could have called it quits back then > > We would have salvaged both our hearts > > But now the present’s wrapped around us > > And we’ve overplayed our parts > > And the future holds no promise save declining numbered > > days > > > > Girl: > > > > Do you remember those nights > > After basketball games? > > So young, so restless, so… > > First I was cheering, then moaning your name > > These days I just curse it > > Nasty and violent, the neighbors have heard it > > I’m sure you’ll recall > > It was just a week ago > > > > Back then, back then > > > > Back then we thought our lives were writ in starlight > > That fairy tale lovers read of us in awe > > We guessed our nights of love and lust were endless > > Now those kisses haunt like wishes made upon a monkey’s > > paw > > > > There’s no time like the past > > To nip us in the bud > > There’s no time like the past > > To break us quick and clean > > If we’d only had the sense back then > > We could have saved sweat, tears and blood > > But the only sound our hearts make now > > Is the proverbial sickening thud > > And I pray that I can slip beneath the police tape at the > > scene. > > > > Both: > > > > If only we weren’t so far removed > > From a saving second thought > > What good is all we had before > > When it leads to what we’ve got? > > > > Maybe we just delayed the crash > > The day that our paths crossed. > > What value are those wondrous times > > When you tally up the cost? > > > > They say the thrill is in the journey > > So go on, give the wheel a spin. > > But who could choose to play this game > > Knowing just how hard it ends? > > > > There’s no time like the past > > For you and I to part > > There’s no time like the past > > To go our separate ways > > If we could have called it quits back then > > We would have salvaged both our hearts > > But now the present’s wrapped around us > > And we’ve overplayed our parts > > And the future holds no promise save declining numbered > > days > > > > > > > > > > > > > > | |
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