electronic :: songs :: time can tell

(marr, sumner, 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.