Take the Time Lyrics
Band | |
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Album | Images and Words(1992) |
Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
Genres | Progressive Metal |
Labels | Atco Records |
Ranked | #1 for 1992 , #5 all-time |
Album rating : 94.8 / 100
Votes : 230
Votes : 230
3. Take the Time (8:20)
Just let me catch my breath...
I've heard the promises
I've seen the mistakes
I've had my fair share of tough
Breaks
I need a new voice, a new law
A new way
Take the time, reevaluate
It's time to pick up the pieces
Go back to square one
I think it's time for a change
There is something that I feel
To be something that is real
I feel the heat within my mind
And craft new changes with my eyes
Giving freely wandering promises
A place with decisions I'll fashion
I won't waste another breath
You can feel the waves coming on
(It's time to take the time)
Let them destroy you or carry you on
(It's time to take the time)
You're fighting the weight of the world
But no one can save you this time
Close your eyes
You can find all you need in your mind
The unbroken spirit
Obscured and disquiet
Finds clearness this trial demands
And at the end of this day sighs an anxious relief
For the fortune lies still in his hands
If there's a pensive fear, a wasted year
A man must learn to cope
If his obsession's real
Suppression that he feels must turn to hope
Life is no more assuring than love
(It's time to take the time)
There are no answers from voices above
(It's time to take the time)
You're fighting the weight of the world
And no one can save you this time
Close your eyes
You can find all you need in your mind
Close my eyes
And feel the water rise around me
Drown the bead of time
Let my senses fall away
I can see much clearer now, I'm blind
"Ora che ho perso la vista, ci vedo di più"
You can feel the waves coming on
(It's time to take the time)
Let them destroy you or carry you on
(It's time to take the time)
You're fighting the weight of the world
But no one can save you this time
Close your eyes
You can find all you need in your mind
Ooh yeah
Find all you need in your mind
If you take the time
Find all you need in your mind
If you take the time
I've heard the promises
I've seen the mistakes
I've had my fair share of tough
Breaks
I need a new voice, a new law
A new way
Take the time, reevaluate
It's time to pick up the pieces
Go back to square one
I think it's time for a change
There is something that I feel
To be something that is real
I feel the heat within my mind
And craft new changes with my eyes
Giving freely wandering promises
A place with decisions I'll fashion
I won't waste another breath
You can feel the waves coming on
(It's time to take the time)
Let them destroy you or carry you on
(It's time to take the time)
You're fighting the weight of the world
But no one can save you this time
Close your eyes
You can find all you need in your mind
The unbroken spirit
Obscured and disquiet
Finds clearness this trial demands
And at the end of this day sighs an anxious relief
For the fortune lies still in his hands
If there's a pensive fear, a wasted year
A man must learn to cope
If his obsession's real
Suppression that he feels must turn to hope
Life is no more assuring than love
(It's time to take the time)
There are no answers from voices above
(It's time to take the time)
You're fighting the weight of the world
And no one can save you this time
Close your eyes
You can find all you need in your mind
Close my eyes
And feel the water rise around me
Drown the bead of time
Let my senses fall away
I can see much clearer now, I'm blind
"Ora che ho perso la vista, ci vedo di più"
You can feel the waves coming on
(It's time to take the time)
Let them destroy you or carry you on
(It's time to take the time)
You're fighting the weight of the world
But no one can save you this time
Close your eyes
You can find all you need in your mind
Ooh yeah
Find all you need in your mind
If you take the time
Find all you need in your mind
If you take the time
Images and Words - Lyrics
1. Pull Me Under Lyrics | 2. Another Day Lyrics |
▶ 3. Take the Time Lyrics | 4. Surrounded Lyrics |
5. Metropolis, Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper Lyrics | 6. Under a Glass Moon Lyrics |
7. Wait for Sleep Lyrics | 8. Learning to Live Lyrics |
Images and Words - Album Credits
Members
- James LaBrie : Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Music (tracks 1-6, 8), Lyrics (track 3)
- John Petrucci : Guitars, Backing Vocals, Music (tracks 1-6, 8), Lyrics (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6)
- John Myung : Bass, Music (tracks 1-6, 8), Lyrics (tracks 3, 8)
- Mike Portnoy : Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals (track 1), Music (tracks 1-6, 8), Lyrics (track 3)
- Kevin Moore : Keyboards, Music, Lyrics (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7)
Additional musicians
- Jay Beckenstein : Soprano Saxophone on "Another Day"
Other staff
- David Prater : Producer, Mixing Engineer
- Doug Oberkircher : Engineer, Mixing Engineer
- Steve Regina : Assistant Engineer
- Ted Jensen : Mastering Engineer
- Larry Freemantle : Art Direction
- Dan Muro : Photography
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Rank | Song | Album | Rating | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Metropolis, Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper | Images and Words (1992) | 98.6 | 87 | |
2 | Octavarium | Octavarium (2005) | 99.3 | 51 | |
3 | Scene Nine: Finally Free | Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999) | 98.2 | 66 | |
4 | Stream of Consciousness | Train of Thought (2003) | 98.4 | 59 | |
5 | Scene Eight: The Spirit Carries On | Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999) | 97.9 | 68 | |
6 | Breaking All Illusions | A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011) | 98.9 | 39 | |
7 | In the Name of God | Train of Thought (2003) | 97.9 | 51 | |
8 | Scene Seven: I. The Dance of Eternity | Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999) | 97.3 | 62 | |
9 | A View from the Top of the World | A View from the Top of the World (2021) | 98.6 | 34 | |
10 | ▶ Take the Time | Images and Words (1992) | 95.4 | 86 | |
11 | Pull Me Under | Images and Words (1992) | 95.2 | 85 | |
12 | Scene Two: II. Strange Deja Vu | Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999) | 96 | 63 | |
13 | Scarred | Awake (1994) | 96.8 | 46 | |
14 | Learning to Live | Images and Words (1992) | 95.4 | 72 | |
15 | Scene Three: II. Fatal Tragedy | Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999) | 95.8 | 62 |
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