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Time here,
All but means nothing, just shadows that move across the wall
They keep me company, but they don't ask of me
They don't say nothing at all.
(Ah)
And I need just a little more silence
(Ah)
And I need just a little more time
But you send your thieves to me
Silently stalking me
Dragging me into your wall
Would you give me no choice in this?
I know you can't resist, trying reopen a sore
[Chorus]
Leave me be, I don't wanna argue
I'd just get confused and I'd come all undone
And if I agree, well, it's just to appease you
'Cause I don't remember what we're fighting for
You see love, the tight, thorny thread
That you spin in a circle of gold
You have me to hold me
A token for all to see
Captured to be yours alone
And I need just a little more silence,
And I need just a little more time
The courage to pull away
There will be hell to pay
The deeper you cut to the bone
[Chorus]
Time here,
All but means nothing,
Just shadows that move across the wall
They keep me company,
But they don't ask of me
They don't say nothing at all.
[Chorus]
All but means nothing, just shadows that move across the wall
They keep me company, but they don't ask of me
They don't say nothing at all.
(Ah)
And I need just a little more silence
(Ah)
And I need just a little more time
But you send your thieves to me
Silently stalking me
Dragging me into your wall
Would you give me no choice in this?
I know you can't resist, trying reopen a sore
[Chorus]
Leave me be, I don't wanna argue
I'd just get confused and I'd come all undone
And if I agree, well, it's just to appease you
'Cause I don't remember what we're fighting for
You see love, the tight, thorny thread
That you spin in a circle of gold
You have me to hold me
A token for all to see
Captured to be yours alone
And I need just a little more silence,
And I need just a little more time
The courage to pull away
There will be hell to pay
The deeper you cut to the bone
[Chorus]
Time here,
All but means nothing,
Just shadows that move across the wall
They keep me company,
But they don't ask of me
They don't say nothing at all.
[Chorus]
Lyrics submitted by WinterOnyx
Track duration: 04:19
"Time" as written by Sarah Ann Mclachlan
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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"Time here all but mean nothing, just shadows that move cross the wall.
They keep me company but they don't ask of me, they don't say nothing at all."
- This could symbolize the need for solitude as shadows don't press any issues.
"I need just a little more silence, I need just a little more time."
- The first part could signify that perhaps, though she's alone, he/she is still there; presence alone can disturb the silence that is already there. The second - obviously a choice or decision is needed to be made.
"You send your thieves to me, silently stalking me, dragging me into your war."
- "Thieves" could possibly mean arguements or subtle hints of the current decision/choice (war).
"Would you give me no choice in this?"
- Obvious the decision/choice she needs to make seems a little one side from the other party.
"I know you can't resist trying to re-open a sore"
- Bringing up something or issue from the past.
"So leave me be, I don't want to argue. I just get confused and I come all undone.
If I agree well it's just to appease you, 'cause I don't remember what we're fighting for."
- Obviously she doesn't want to argue about the issue; she's confused with what decision to make.
"You see love a tight thorny thread that you spin in a circle of gold. To have me to hold me, a token for all to see, captured to by your's alone."
- She's married and he's displaying her. Tight and thorny signifying that she's not comfortable with the "fit" of marriage.
"For courage to pull away, there will be hell to pay, deeper you cut to the bone."
- Signifying she wants to leave, but knowing the consequences.
So, overall, it is about her deciding on whether or not to stay or to leave.
"Time here all but means nothing, just shadows that move cross the wall.
They keep me company but they dont ask of me, they dont say nothing at all.
I need just a little more silence, I need just a little more time."
thats how i felt all the time when it got really bad. but like any good artist you can take the meaning of the words and find comfort on how you perceive them :]
To have me to hold me, a token for all to see, captured to be your's alone."
-Going through repeated fights , verbal abuse. Having some one hold your ring up to you throwing it in your face and using it against you..... marriage trouble!!!!! I think it means she wants out....
"I need just a little more silence, I need just a little more time."
- I need more time to get over things..
"For courage to pull away, there will be hell to pay, deeper you cut to the bone."
- It's true for someone who wants something bad
Perhaps it's not a complex song like many of her others, but it doesn't need to be... it's basically a cry for solitude and the peace of it, when someone's been hounding you and forcing you to fight with them over nothing, seemingly for the sake of conflict alone. I sometimes feel like this.