Ellie said at Annie Mac’s show (BBC Radio 1) on September 28, 2017: “This song I suppose is kind of about feeling anxious and trying not to feel anxious… Sometimes when I feel a bit low/weirdo I try to imagine my future self looking back on my past self and it kind of makes me feel better. So it’s a...
[Chorus]
I hope my body gets better
Do I mean my body or my mind?
I hate the word "forever"
Hate the word "change"
I just need time
Give me time
Space and time
[Interlude]
Take me out to the future
Just so I can look back into the past
[Chorus]
I hope my body gets better
Do I mean my body or my mind?
I hate the word "forever"
Hate the word "change"
I just need time
Give me time
Space and time
[Interlude]
Oh God, I was strange now weren't I?
I hope that when I look back, I will laugh
[Bridge]
I feel I'm losing control of my body
Control of my moods and my decisions and my money
I don't want to come undone
I am set to self-destruct
[Chorus]
I hope my body gets better
Do I mean my body or my mind?
I hate the word "forever"
Hate the word "change"
I just need time
Give me time
Space and time
Space & Time was written by Wolf Alice & Joff Oddie & Joel Amey & Theo Ellis & Ellie Rowsell.
Space & Time was produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen.
Wolf Alice released Space & Time on Fri Sep 29 2017.
In a track by track, guitarist Joff Oddie described the almost instant process that went into composing the “Space & Time”:
…during a quiet moment Ellie picked up her guitar and starting singing “Space & Time”. Joel picked up his sticks and began to play that straight down the line “Moe Tuc...