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Once Upon A Time Lyrics
And you
Yes you speak to me tonight
And you say so, say so
That once upon a time
When love, love was a white dove
And hope, long live hope, could spin the whole world 'round
I'm talking east to west
I'm talking lost and found
Get up to the mountain top
I'm going to drop unto the ground
That's once upon a time
You raise me up when I know you're around
But God only knows, what God only knows
You lift me up and you spin me around
God only knows, but God only knows
That's time
Time looked around herself
Time got excited
That's when we all got started
Still I hear you, yes still you speak to me tonight
You say then how come out of love, is all this cruelty arising?
Well I said, look, well will you look at you, you're frightened
I see that you smile through weariness
But there is not much else enlightened
Well, that's a question down to time
You life me up when I know you're around
God only knows, God only knows
Still you raise me up when I know you're around
God only knows, God only knows
That's time
Yes you speak to me tonight
And you say so, say so
That once upon a time
When love, love was a white dove
And hope, long live hope, could spin the whole world 'round
I'm talking lost and found
Get up to the mountain top
I'm going to drop unto the ground
You raise me up when I know you're around
But God only knows, what God only knows
You lift me up and you spin me around
God only knows, but God only knows
Time looked around herself
Time got excited
That's when we all got started
You say then how come out of love, is all this cruelty arising?
Well I said, look, well will you look at you, you're frightened
I see that you smile through weariness
But there is not much else enlightened
Well, that's a question down to time
God only knows, God only knows
Still you raise me up when I know you're around
God only knows, God only knows
That's time
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When I was 10 I played this record from my older brother. This opening track... it pounded my system with compressed drums and guitars, organic sounding keyboards, and not to forget: that singing. The range, the vocal determination. Never heard something like this. Later on the spacing in the song struck me - it takes its time to land - stretching out in some parts, the phrasing... The message in the song has spirituality and a world view. Still love it.
[Edit: added the spacing]
"When love, love was a white dove" could be about the innocence of falling in love with someone, or making amends to someone you love when in difficult times. The choruses are pretty positive in message, but the verses seem to portray difficulties.