Devo

Time Out For Fun

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Time Out For Fun Lyrics

hello
this is devo
we would like to say
things go both ways
new ideas stupid moves
nightmares or dreams come true
mucho work minus play
tension mounts in a twisted face
dark clouds in the crystal ball
tension mounts in a foreign place
the screw turns someone calls
time out for fun!
so you're living under the gun
circumstances have you on the run
a doctor frowns you feel bad
take this you've just been had!
don't you lose it now listen to us
everything's going to be all right
take a break take some time
everything's going to be all right
don't you lose it remember to take
time out for fun!
so your life has just begun
somebody else is saying that it's done
nurses whisper others grin
something's funny at your expense again

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weezerific:cutlery On Mar 30, 2002

Whip It

Mongoloid

Gut Feeling/(Slap Your Mammy)

Freedom Of Choice

Jocko Homo

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2002-03-30 03:04:54

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by Marcus Wulf

18y ago

I'm suprised no one posted anything for this song... It's one of my favorites. The message is clear- TIME OUT FOR FUN!

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by deevolution 2y ago

@Marcus Wulf it sounds really ironic too. They show a person hanging themselves in the background of their music video while telling you to just "take time out for fun" and that "everything's gonna be alright". If i were in a really bad place, that's would be the last thing i'd want to hear.

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