Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst
We are all looking for a paradise outside of time. Somewhere we are free from all obligations and judgment. This song deals with the concept of finding your own paradise.
In the same somewhat showtunesy fashion exhibited at the climax of “If The Brakeman Turns My Way”
It is an old world it’s hard...
[Verse 1]
Polished my shoes, I bought a brand new hat
Moved to a town that time forgot
Where I don't have to shave or be approachable
No, I can do just what I want
I wanna walk in that howling wind
'Til it scatters all my thoughts
Sit alone on that riverbank
'Til I forget that I can talk
Just listen
[Verse 2]
They say everyone has a choice to make
To be loved or to be free
I told you once I felt invisible
And I'm sure, by now, you've seen
That what I meant is I'm not all there
Until I finally leave
Some loneliness is acceptable
And some's just outright mean
It gets even
[Chorus]
Ivy crawls up the garden wall
Builds a ladder towards the sun
Can't be climbed, but whose gonna mind
If I claim it can be done?
Illusion
[Bridge]
And the sun goes down
And the stars come out
In the distance that I felt
I can see it for myself now
[Verse 3]
Boarded a train to take my memories back
Make up for time that I have lost
I'll never know if I'm delusional
I just believe that I am not
I'm gonna work for my sanity
Give it everything I've got
Though so far, I have cheated death
I know someday I'll get caught
Just living
[Chorus]
So here we go, man, it's beautiful
Get your trumpet, get your drum
Keep in time in a second line
It can make you feel so young
I know you say you'll go all the way
But that's not quite far enough
[Outro]
Someone told me that same thing
Someone told me that same thing
Someone told me that exact same thing once
Time Forgot was written by Conor Oberst.
Time Forgot was produced by Conor Oberst & Jonathan Wilson.
Conor Oberst released Time Forgot on Mon May 19 2014.
Recently at a show in Las Vegas at the Brooklyn Bowl, Conor briefly talked about this song. He said “It’s a dream many midwesterners have, or maybe you haven’t, but I have, you know, moving to California, kind of an imagined escape.”