Father Time
| "Father Time" | |
|---|---|
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| Demo by Avant Garde | |
| from the album The Purple Demo | |
| Released | 1988 |
| Recorded | July 3—July 16, 1988 at Trod Nossel Studios, Wallingford, CT |
| Length | 8:50 |
| Label | None |
| Status | Officially released |
| The Purple Demo track listing | |
6 tracks | |
"Father Time" is the fourth track from Avant Garde's second demo, (The Purple Demo).
Appearances
- The Purple Demo (1988)
- Alone V: Before Weezer (2020)
Overview
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Personnel
- Kevin Ridel: vocals
- Rivers Cuomo: guitar
- Eric Ridel: guitar
- Justin Fisher: bass
- Bryn Mutch: percussion
Video
Lyrics
 | I write these stupid words The lyrics for this song are incomplete or missing. Can you help us fill them in? If so, we encourage you to make a move! |
Time passes by
Into here its silent cry
Fled far below
Our sands are running slow
Night after night
Watching the days go by
Sand turned to stone
The centuries alone
White of my eye
Sees not what does rely
Silenced again
Knows not what slips away
Line after line
Verses misplaced by time
Let them remain
Nor rearrange
Father, father, father
What will I do?
Can you tell, can you tell the time?
???
Can you try to release the spell?
??? a thousand bells
Can you tell, can you tell the time?
Double time to release my mind
Can you tell, can you tell the time?
Is there any time for me to find?
Father, father, father
What will I do?
Regret, father clock
It reads four seconds fast
But still, Not enough time to matter
the same ancient face it frowns back at the past
Many revolutions after
Your time is up
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers Cuomo | Father Time | 1988-03- q Father Time writing tape.mp3 | March 1988 | 469 South Eagleville Rd., Mansfield, CT | 7:50 | Alone V: Before Weezer | |
| Rivers Cuomo | Father Time | 1988-03 q Father Time writing tape 4.mp3 | March 1988 | 469 South Eagleville Rd., Mansfield, CT | 9:34 | Alone V: Before Weezer | |
| Avant Garde | Father Time | July 3—July 16, 1988[1] | Trod Nossel Studios, Wallingford, CT | 8:50 | The Purple Demo |