All my eyes are open wide
I bet my life on this
But I can see the rising tide
Its kind of hard to miss
But you know I speak reluctantly
Terrified that the one to blame is me
I have not lost the plot just yet
I have reason to believe
The sun's still burning
Up there in the sky, there's time
If I cannot be careful
I'll forget what I'm here for
And if I cannot be patient
I don't think that I'll make it
And you know I speak reluctantly
Time to not turn your back on me
I have not lost the plot just yet
I have reason to believe
The sun's still burning
Up there in the sky, I won't
Ask why
Time was written by Jackson Pollis & Julian Lynch & Matt Kallman & Martin Courtney & Alex Bleeker.
Time was produced by Cole M.G.N..
Real Estate released Time on Fri Mar 17 2017.
“Time” is kind of an outlier in terms of the vibe. It was the first song that I wrote for this record, other than “White Light.” It was hard to learn because it has a very unusual structure—it’s got that Kraftwerk drum-machine sound. Then Jackson added these mallet hits on the toms. It’s got a nice...