David Byrne

In Our Time

Cold Blooded Old Times (Smog Cover)

Sometimes you love people so much that you wish you could travel back in time to be there at all the moments they needed you.

This is a post rock cover version of my song Seventeen. The original version is here:

kindnessinc.bandcamp.com/track/sevent…-bonus-track

Composer & lyricist: Antoine G
Arrangement: Antoine G & Charles Eric Charrier

Antoine G: vocals, drum machine, keys, melodica, production
Charles Eric Charrier: bass 1 & 2 charlesericcharrier.bandcamp.com/
Dominique Queffélec: violin
Béatrice Temple: background vocals

Art: Foxy HxC Macfly hxcantares.bandcamp.com/

VERSE 1:
Sometimes I wish that I would be seventeen again
And I’d meet you in the park on a sunny morning
I’d put my arms around you, and hold you so tight
That all of your nightmares would come to pass

VERSE 2:
Sometimes I wish that I would be seventeen again
To keep all these bad boys a distance away
To shelter you from their lies and from their hate
And from the sad thoughts you had at night

CHORUS:
Cause sticks and stones can break your bones
And tear your heart to pieces
Yes the stones will break your bones
And then burn your soul alway

VERSE 3:
If I could turn the clock back, rewind the hands of time
I would be there on the days when your thoughts went dark
If I could lighten up your somber days with a smile
I'd show you a future that looked bright

VERSE 4:
If I could be seventeen again, I’d teach you how to fight
I’f teach you how to raise your fists and rise out of the night
If I was seventeen again I’d keep you close to me
I’d wave away the clouds and tell you you’re free

CHORUS:
Cause sticks and stones can break your bones
And tear your heart to pieces
Yes the stones will break your bones
And then burn your soul alway

VERSE 5 (BRIDGE):
I’d tear down every wall, fight every fear you have
To give you all of the love that is mine
I’d fight against thousands, and I would fight every day
To bring you peace and joy and chase the pain away

VERSE 6:
If only I'd be seventeen again
I could meet you in the park on a sunny morning
I could put my arms around you, and hold you so tight
That all of your nightmares could come to pass

Seventeen (album remix)

never alone .mp3

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I post mixes I have made from 1993 onwards. Due to space, mixes will only be up temporarily to make room for something else. Feel free to download and share. Music is life.

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