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If the Clock Stops

from Ancient History, Vol. 4 by tim nelson

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Recorded on a Fostex X15 four-track in South Berwick, Maine, late 1990.

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Falling in a dream,
Hit the ground, hit the ground...
Awake and still here,
Awake and still around...
But if the clock stops while you're sleeping,
You may be late, you may be late
If you make it there at all.

Running in a dream,
Slow motion from a pack of hounds...
You give it all you've got
But they are still gaining ground...
But if the clock stops once you've closed your eyes
You may be late, you may be late
If you make it there at all...

You whispered something in my ear last night,
Last night, but the music was too loud.
I nodded like I'd understood and smiled
And you turned away. What did you say?

You're calling in a dream,
You call but there's no sound...
I wake and you're not here.
You didn't stick around.
But if the clock stops while you make your escape
You may be late, you may be late
If you make it there at all...

(1990 Nimyonta Music)

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from Ancient History, Vol. 4, released May 3, 2021
Words, music, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, vocals: Timothy Nelson

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tim nelson Barrington, New Hampshire

Tim Nelson is a film composer, sound designer and multi-instrumentalist session musician/producer. He has since 2007 been a frequent collaborator with award-winning filmmakers/animators the Quay Brothers.

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