Lyrics to
Time Gone By

This version of Time Gone By was released by Carole King in 1979.

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The rebel cry of desolation
To which we used to hearken
Echoes now in isolation
As the skies in fury darken
A thousand acts of desecration
Hundreds more continue
When y’know that you are all creation
You’re gonna fight ’em with all that’s in you

I remember time gone by
When peace and hope and dreams were high
We followed inner visions and touched the sky
Now we who still believe won’t let them die

Waters dammed to overflowing
Like tears brimming over in our eyes
Sometimes it’s so hard to keep on going
When promises turn to lies
Go ahead, give in to confusion
And put aside your ideals, too
Soon you’ll see only illusion
Don’t care who’s hurt
As long as it’s not you

I remember time gone by
When peace and hope and dreams were high
We followed inner visions and touched the sky
Now we who still believe won’t let them die

Sometimes a leader emerges
And is followed for awhile
Doesn’t matter what he encourages
As long as he’s got style
Young ones conceived in a passion
Of directions we thought enlightened
Grown-up, they follow the mood in fashion
But beneath their bravado
You know they’re frightened

I remember time gone by
When peace and hope and dreams were high
We followed inner visions and touched the sky
Now we who still believe won’t let them die

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About Lyrics and Time Gone By by Carole King

The lyrics for Time Gone By are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1979 song by Carole King. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Time Gone By have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Time Gone By - Carole King and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Time Gone By by Carole King in multiple ways. 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 Time Gone By" means the words set to the music of Time Gone By, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Carole King. 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 Time Gone By and the lyrics to Time Gone By are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Carole King who came here looking just for the lyrics to Time Gone By, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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