electronic :: songs :: time can tell

(marr, sumner and bartos)

your voice is breaking up
get off the ’phone, come and see me
these times are hard enough to be alone
i want you with me

and much to my regret, it’s you i can’t forget
tears on your shoulder
don’t look too far, surrender me unharmed
then come with me

will we still be together in a year from now
or do we hate each other
we’re gonna get through somehow
has it turned the world into a nightmare
will it be farewell—only time can tell

will we still be together in a year from now
or do we hate each other
we’re gonna get through somehow
has it turned the world into a nightmare
will it be farewell—only time can tell

you’d make the angels wait
and stop the sun, if i let you
what good is two when it’s reduced by one
how will you value your love

you’d better save your breath
give us both a rest, until tomorrow
the second you want me you know i’ll come
you are the one

will we still be together in a year from now
or do we hate each other
we’re gonna get through somehow
has it turned the world into a nightmare
will it be farewell—only time can tell

will we still be together in a year from now
or do we hate each other
we’re gonna get through somehow
has it turned the world into a nightmare
will it be farewell—only time can tell

will we still be together in a year from now
or do we hate each other
we’re gonna get through somehow
has it turned the world into a nightmare
will it be farewell—only time can tell

album version—4:43

raise the pressure

ask a kraftwerk fan to guess which six of the thirteen tracks on raise the pressure were co-written with karl bartos and they may overlook this poignant song, which eschews up-front synths for more subtle guitars. placed at the end of the album, its heartbreaking lyric and restrained keyboards leave a lasting impression and cast a solemn spectre on the preceding tracks; sumner is as ambiguous as ever, but time can tell has a feeling of emotional nihilism which suggests that this archetypal relationship might not stay the course. very moving. .