This Time Last Year
Rina Sawayama
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This Time Last Year by Rina Sawayama
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“This Time Last Year” is a Christmas song about the political landscape of 2016 and serves as Rina Sawayama reflecting on what she considers a traumatic year for many in the world.
This Time Last Year Lyrics
[Verse 1]
This time last year
There was a twinkle in your eye
When you stared into the fire was a love affair
But that was then, this time last year
[Verse 2]
This time last year
We raised our glasses to the night, oh, I
Was your family and you were mine
But that was then, this time last year
[Chorus]
But this time this year
I'm running circles 'round the thoughts of you, my dear
I should've realised the end was drawing near
We acted out of fear, see
Well, now it's over
[Verse 3]
This time last year
While the amber lights were shining so bright
I held a hope that we would be alright
But that was then this time last year
[Outro]
This time last year
I thought I knew everything
This Time Last Year Q&A
Who wrote This Time Last Year's ?
This Time Last Year was written by Rina Sawayama.
Who produced This Time Last Year's ?
This Time Last Year was produced by Rina Sawayama & salute.
When did Rina Sawayama release This Time Last Year?
Rina Sawayama released This Time Last Year on Thu Dec 08 2016.
What did Rina Sawayama say about "This Time Last Year"?
Sawayama stated in an i-D interview that “This Time Last Year” is a commentary about 2016; now, more than ever, questions about our realities and the social fabric need to be asked.
The world has moved unrelentingly onward, even if we only see a regression. Perhaps things break in order to be fixed...
What's the significance of "This Time Last Year" as a Christmas track?
In an i-D interview, Sawayama noted the timelessness of Christmas tracks in context of a fast-moving music industry.
In the digital age, things are so transient that tracks and even full length albums get forgotten in an instant. Christmas songs on the other hand have a timeless quality, and I want...