[Style: dark alternative rock] [145 bpm] [Drums: snare cadence throughout · deep floor toms] [Bass: prominent and driving] [Guitars: sharp staccato power-chord stabs between vocal phrases · restrained verses · fuller chorus texture] [Vocals: expressive male rock vocal · clear diction · conversational delivery] [Chorus: background vocals join] [Intro] [snare, opens in the cadence of a procession for about 15 seconds, same rhythm repeats] [floor tom pulse] [single guitar stabs enter after] [Verse 1] [urgent delivery] It's up and up, it's more and more it's spinning faster every day What used to work for us before Now is just getting in the way Each day brings out another fear New dangers we must keep in mind While old places disappear While old faces stay behind [Chorus] (It's time) Each morning brings new scenes (It's time) Can't stay who we have been (It's time) One cannot stop the tide (It's time) We're spinning on a wild ride [Verse 2] The words are the same but they are not Their meaning no one understands The lessons that our parents taught They are no longer making sense The world keeps showing us new ways More things we've never seen before For everything we learn today There'll be a hundred thousand more [Chorus] (It's time) Each morning -- a new place (It's time) Each person -- a new face (It's time) No use to point and blame (It's time) When nothing ever stays the same [Bridge] [reduced instrumentation] Just memories of the past Things here aren't meant to last Enjoy it while you can Then back to square one again [Build] [marching drums intensify] [guitar stabs] [Final Chorus] (It's time) [background vocals] The world has moved along (It's time) While you were listening to this song (It's time) There's nothing here we can hold (It's time) Each word we hear - a shifting mold (It's time) Each morning brings new scenes (It's time) We can't stay who we have been (It's time) One cannot stop this tide (It's time) We're spinning on a wild ride [Outro] (it's time) (it's time) (Time) (Time) (Time) [snare drum solo] [last guitar stab]
