Cover art for T I M E [Original Version] by Dean Aguiar

T I M E [Original Version]

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T I M E [Original Version] Lyrics

Young man, there's no need to feel down
I said, young man, pick yourself off the ground
I said, young man, 'cause you're in a new town
There's no need to be unhappy
Young man, there's a place you can go
I said, young man, when you're short on your dough
You can stay there, and I'm sure you will find
Many ways to have a good time

It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A
They have everything for you men to enjoy
You can hang out with all the boys
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A
You can get yourself clean, you can have a good meal
You can do whatever you feel

Young man, are you listening to me?
I said, young man, what do you want to be?
I said, young man, you can makе real your dreams
But you got to know this one thing
No man doеs it all by himself
I said, young man, put your pride on the shelf
And just go there, to the Y.M.C.A
I'm sure they can help you today
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A
They have everything for you men to enjoy
You can hang out with all the boys
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A
You can get yourself clean, you can have a good meal
You can do whatever you feel

Young man, I was once in your shoes
I said, I was down and out with the blues
I felt no man cared if I were alive
I felt the whole world was so jive
That's when someone came up to me
And said, young man, take a walk up the street
There's a place there called the Y.M.C.A
They can start you back on your way

Y.M.C.A
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A
They have everything for you men to enjoy
You can hang out with all the boys
Y.M.C.A... It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A
Young man, young man, there's no need to feel down
Young man, young man, get yourself off the ground
Y.M.C.A... It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A
No man, young man, does it all by himself
Young man, young man, put your pride on the shelf
Y.M.C.A... Y.M.C.A
[whistling to the tune of Smash Mouth's "All Star"]

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Genius Annotation

“T.I.M.E.” sets the histrionic vocals of the Village Peoples' gay anthem “Y.M.C.A.” against the epic orchestrations of Hans Zimmer’s “Time” from the Inception soundtrack. The remix here reveals the strangely emotional core of “Y.M.C.A,” a combination of desperation and hope which provides a narrative of redemption through the bonds of community and the radical freedom of pursuing a broad plurality of experience. It is thematically connected to the two previous tracks on the album, rewarding the introspection of “Bath Myths” and criticizing the crooked ideology of The Who’s lyrics on “Ice Demon.” The whistle sampled from the eponymous song All Star by Smash Mouth can be heard at the very ending.

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