Playing For Time

Album: i/o (2023)
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  • Far, far away
    Out amongst the stars
    There's a planet spinning slowly
    We call it ours
    Any time, any day
    Any moment that we bring to life
    Will never fade away

    Oh, all the moments come and go
    While the memories ebb and flow
    And play again, play again
    Oh, there's a hill that we must climb
    Climb through all the mist of time
    It's all in here what we've been through

    Down, I'm getting it down
    Sorting it out
    So everything I care about
    Is held in here
    All of those I love, inside
    Everybody's playing for time
    You and I still playing for time

    There goes the sun
    Back from where it came
    The young move to the center
    The mom and dad, the frame
    Any space, any time
    Any moment that we bring to life
    Ridiculous, sublime

    Oh, all the moments come and go
    While the memories ebb and flow
    And play again, play again
    Oh, there's a hill that we must climb
    Climb through all the mist of time
    It's all in here what we've been through

    Down, I'm getting it down
    Sorting it out
    So everything I care about
    Is held in here
    All of those I love, inside

    The future shines a sunny day
    Unpacked memories stored away
    All the while, the clock keeps ticking
    You and I still playing for time

    One by one the voices silenced
    For they know that time will tell
    It's time that wears the crown
    And time that rings the bell
    All cards on the table
    All hands are down
    Everybody's playing for time
    Everyone's still playing for time

    Looking for a flicker in the face of the clock
    Hidden in the mountain, in the body of the rock
    No one seems to notice or to feel the aftershock
    They're all too busy playing for time
    Everybody's playing for time
    You and I still playing for time Writer/s: Peter Gabriel
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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