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"Exploring Time and Relationships in Lyrics"

The song lyrics describe someone waiting and speaking of meaningless things. It references drug and alcohol use and friends. The lyrics express feelings of guilt, darkness, and being old. It repeats the line "We should be on by now" at the end, suggesting a desire to start a performance or get moving with life.

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"Exploring Time and Relationships in Lyrics"

The song lyrics describe someone waiting and speaking of meaningless things. It references drug and alcohol use and friends. The lyrics express feelings of guilt, darkness, and being old. It repeats the line "We should be on by now" at the end, suggesting a desire to start a performance or get moving with life.

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Chris Lajoie
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Time

Em F
Time he's waiting in the wings he speaks of senseless things
C
His script is you and me boys
Em F
Time he flexes like a whore falls wanking to the floor
C
His trick is you and me, boy
C#dim7 Dm C C9 F
Time in Quaaludes and red wine demanding Billy Dolls
D C
And other friends of mine take your time
C/B Am G F
The sniper in the brain regurgitating drain
D/F# G C C/B
Incestuous and vain and many other last names
Am G F D/F# G
I look at my watch it says 9:25 and I think Oh God I'm still alive
C C/B Am
We should be on by now
G F D/F#
We should be on by now
G
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

Em
You are not a victim you just scream with boredom
F C
You are not evicting time

SOLO: Em F C

C#dim7 Dm C C9 F
Chimes Goddamn you're looking old you'll freeze and catch a cold
D C
'Cause you've left your coat behind take your time
C/B Am G F
Breaking up is hard but keeping dark is hateful
D/F# G C
I had so many dreams I had so many breakthroughs
C/B Am G F
But you my love were kind but love has left you dreamless
D/F# G C
The door to dreams was closed your path was real dreamless
C/B Am G F
Perhaps you're smiling now smiling through this darkness
D/F# G C
But all I had to give was guilt for dreaming
C/B Am G F D/F# G C
We should be on by now We should be on by now
C/B Am G F D/F# G C
We should be on by now We should be on by now
C/B Am G F D/F#
We should be on by now
G
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

Yeah, time!

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