Time Today (2020)
During the quarantine of Spring 2020, I had all these expectations that I would have extra time to finally get this album done. While the album did not get done until months later, I instead found time for creativity, reconnecting with old friends, daydreaming, and family. The song itself becomes a kind of silver lining of quarantine.
lyrics
where has my time gone away?
what the heck did I really do today?
staring out into space
wondering about the human race
we need more harmony
instead of more stinkin’ green algae
having a hard time standing
after a mighty rough landing
things seem out of balance
based too much on chance
where has my time gone away?
what the heck did I really do today?
strewn everywhere
in my hidden secret lair
floating out the egress window
layers going out with the flow
towards the highest skies
where all our focus lies
take a picture, turn it in
say it has a perfect feelin’
where has my time gone away?
what the heck did I really do today?
insomniac body feels numb
brain and hair stuck with gum
disembodied molecules
breaking all the rules
weaving myself through walls
recombining into waterfalls
endless daydreams
travelin’ light transfer beams
where has my time gone away?
what the heck did really I do today?
a cowboy and his water gun
joining forces with the sun
or maybe to the great beyond
where I can be James Bond
where I save all that will be
through artfully made green tea
instead of hiding
caught in-between deciding
where has my time gone away?
what the heck did I really do today?
where has my time gone away?
what the heck did I really do today?
did I really do today?
Did I really do?
Did I really?
Did I?
credits
from Circle,
released August 8, 2020
Song and Lyrics by Loren Kiyoshi Dempster
Cello, Voice, Ukulele, Guitar, Percussion, Conch Shell, Electronics, Whistle, Midi Synth and Midi Bass by Loren Kiyoshi Dempster
Recorded and mixed at my home studio here in Appleton, WI
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