Lyrics to
No Time This Time

This version of No Time This Time was released by The Police in 1979.

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No time for the complexities of conversation
No time smiles, no time for knowing
No time for the intricacies of explanation
No time for sharing, even less for showing

If I could
I’d slow the whole world down
I’d bring it to it’s knees
I’d stop it spinning round
But as it is
I’m climbing up an endless wall

No time at all
No time this time
No time at all
No time this time

No time for a quick kiss at the railway station
No time for a suitcase, sandwich and a morning paper
Only time for time tables, calls and transportation
No time to think no time to dare

If I could
I’d slow the whole world down
I’d bring it to it’s knees
I’d stop it spinning round
But as it is
I’m climbing up an endless wall

No time at all
No time this time
No time at all
No time this time

If I could
I’d slow the whole world down
I’d bring it to it’s knees
I’d stop it spinning round
But as it is
I’m climbing up an endless wall

No time at all
No time this time
No time at all
No time this time
No time at all
No time this time
No time at all
No time this time
No time at all

No time at all…

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About Lyrics and No Time This Time by The Police

The lyrics for No Time This Time are defined as the words making up the song released by The Police in 1979. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to No Time This Time have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only The Police and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to No Time This Time by The Police if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to No Time This Time" means the words set to the music of No Time This Time, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Police. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to No Time This Time and the lyrics to No Time This Time are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Police who came here looking just for the lyrics to No Time This Time, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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