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Everything But The Girl Ballad Of The Times Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 6.83/10 [18 votes]Album: Love Not Money / Original Release Date: 1985-11-11Genre: PopSong Duration: 3 min 27 sec
EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL
- Ballad Of The Times Lyrics / with translationsNarrow streets breed narrow minds and
Care for king but not for kind
It's a short hop to a long weekend
When every move you apprehend
You'll never find room to find your feet
To walk out of this avenue
Your pockets are lined with promises
When did a promise ever pay for shoes?
Counting coal trucks by the line
And raise your glasses one more time
'Cause Billy has gone off to war
And God knows what he's fighting for
But wartime will make him a man
Work that no one see, if you can
A hero's grave is six feet deep not
Room enough for all his plans
She can scrub the step but if he'll never gleam
If he did, she'd smash the dream
And they've held the world too long
Dreams are what you wake up from
Father was a fighter too
The only way to jump the queue
Boxing clever, times were tough
But will that ever be enough?
You'd never find room to find his feet
To walk out of these avenues
Their pockets are lined with promises
When did a promise ever pay for shoes?
When did a promise ever pay for shoes?
Care for king but not for kind
It's a short hop to a long weekend
When every move you apprehend
You'll never find room to find your feet
To walk out of this avenue
Your pockets are lined with promises
When did a promise ever pay for shoes?
Counting coal trucks by the line
And raise your glasses one more time
'Cause Billy has gone off to war
And God knows what he's fighting for
But wartime will make him a man
Work that no one see, if you can
A hero's grave is six feet deep not
She can scrub the step but if he'll never gleam
If he did, she'd smash the dream
And they've held the world too long
Dreams are what you wake up from
Father was a fighter too
The only way to jump the queue
Boxing clever, times were tough
But will that ever be enough?
You'd never find room to find his feet
To walk out of these avenues
Their pockets are lined with promises
When did a promise ever pay for shoes?
When did a promise ever pay for shoes?
Facts about Ballad Of The Times
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Ballad Of The Times is written by Ben Watt.
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It is first released on November 11, 1985 as part of Everything But The Girl's album "Love Not Money" which includes 12 tracks in total. This song is the 6th track on this album.
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When we try to interpret the meaning, Ballad of the Times by Everything But The Girl critiques the societal expectations and the futility of war, using the metaphor of narrow streets and avenues to represent limited opportunities and the crushing weight of unfulfilled dreams. The lyrics of the song focus primarily on social commentary which expresses multiple emotions including angst and reflection and despair and anger. The song demonstrates how narrow-mindedness and societal constraints together with broken promises and unfulfilled dreams and war and its impact on people and their battles through time and their legacy create a vital requirement for people to understand. The song contains themes of war, hardship, and unfulfilled promises, which may be intense for younger audiences. The content includes advanced material which requires a PG-13 rating because it features battles between soldiers and depicts severe real-world scenarios.
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Ballad Of The Times falls under the genre Pop.
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Ballad Of The Times song length is 3 minutes and 27 seconds.
Who wrote Ballad Of The Times lyrics?
Ballad Of The Times is written by Ben Watt.
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When was Ballad Of The Times released?
It is first released on November 11, 1985 as part of Everything But The Girl's album "Love Not Money" which includes 12 tracks in total. This song is the 6th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Ballad Of The Times lyrics?
When we try to interpret the meaning, Ballad of the Times by Everything But The Girl critiques the societal expectations and the futility of war, using the metaphor of narrow streets and avenues to represent limited opportunities and the crushing weight of unfulfilled dreams. The lyrics of the song focus primarily on social commentary which expresses multiple emotions including angst and reflection and despair and anger. The song demonstrates how narrow-mindedness and societal constraints together with broken promises and unfulfilled dreams and war and its impact on people and their battles through time and their legacy create a vital requirement for people to understand. The song contains themes of war, hardship, and unfulfilled promises, which may be intense for younger audiences. The content includes advanced material which requires a PG-13 rating because it features battles between soldiers and depicts severe real-world scenarios.
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Which genre is Ballad Of The Times?
Ballad Of The Times falls under the genre Pop.
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How long is the song Ballad Of The Times?
Ballad Of The Times song length is 3 minutes and 27 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Ben WattRecord Label(s): 1985 Warner Music UK Ltd
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Everything But The Girl
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