Jonathan Clark – “Time
Keeps Marching On”
Chords: Repeating Am, F, C, G in verses and chorus,
with G, Am, F, G in bridge.
Mood: Melancholy. Suggested tempo approximately 63 bpm.
Setting/Plot: Singer (gender unknown) is thinking about someone who is presumably his partner/lover. It becomes apparent that that person has departed, and that the singer is depressed about the situation, hoping that it will change. The passage of time is indicated throughout the song by changing time references in the choruses, and it become apparent by the end of the song that the partner/lover is not going to return. There is no indication throughout the song why the partner/lover has departed. Perhaps it was a quarrel, or perhaps the person fell in love with someone else. The listener will probably be waiting throughout the song for clues to explain why the partner/lover has left, but the question will never be answered.
Plot Twist: Perhaps a music video could provide hints or visual cues throughout the song that perhaps the lovers were in a quarrel, but at the end, suddenly reveal that the lover got into a vehicle accident while texting and driving. A video could reveal any number of surprise endings.
Verse1:
Thoughts
Memories
What we did
You and me
Days
Without a care
All because
You were there
Chorus1:
Staying here in bed all
day, I
Can’t believe you went
away
Someday soon maybe
you’ll come back
Time keeps marching on
Verse2:
Words
Things you said
Forever caught
In my head
Laughs
I had with you
Your easy smile
It haunts me too
Chorus2:
Saying prayers in bed all
day, it’s
Been a while since you
went away
Someday soon maybe
you’ll come back
Yet time keeps marching
on
Solo Section Here –
probably just some Am chords
Bridge:
I’m not too sure, what I
can do
I can’t stop thinking
thoughts of you
How do I go back in
time, and
Change
….
Verse3:
Time
Keeps Marching On
It slowly ticks
From dusk ‘til dawn
Nights
Awake, alone
A lonely house
An empty home
Chorus3:
Praying here in bed all
day, it’s
Been so long since you
went away
I understand that you
won’t be back
It’s time to get my life
on track
You won’t return, I must
accept
Although it hasn’t hit
me yet
I never will repay your
debt
And time keeps marching
on
Time keeps marching on
Time keeps marching on
Works and music copyright 2014, Jonathan
Clark
Registered with SOCAN
(The Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers of Canada), on December 14th, 2014, as Work # A1408096. My IPI number is 547338531.
Contact the author/composer: jonathan.scooter.clark@gmail.com
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