Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
With a sci-fi synths, sampled electronics, slow drum beats, and faint but crescendo vocals, “When Time Stood Still” is the second bonus track to the 2001 remastering of “Time”.
The man describes his loneliness and solitude, as he knows what time does, and how that when he was in his depression, “ti...
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
Far beyond the things we see
Our time rolls on eternally
Got a thing about it
Just can't live without it
[Verse 2]
Sitting there inside your mind
Just waiting for the clock to chime
In a lonely land
Stood a lonely man
[Chorus 1]
No pictures on an empty wall
Nobody there, no one at all
Just echoes in the ivory halls
When time stood still
[Verse 3]
Days lined up outside the door
For time had stopped, it was no more
In a lonely world
Such a lonely world
[Chorus 2]
No pictures on an empty wall
No Toulouse, Vincent, or Pablo
Just echoes in the ivory halls
When time stood still
[Chorus 3]
No big machines or April showers
No submarines, no plastic flowers
Just echoes in the ivory towers
When time stood still
[Outro]
When time stood still
When time stood still
When time stood still
When Time Stood Still was written by Jeff Lynne.
When Time Stood Still was produced by Jeff Lynne.
Electric Light Orchestra released When Time Stood Still on Fri Jul 17 1981.