Time Will Tell

She cannot seem
To make herself want to care at all
She's frozen stiff
Can't stop the fall
 
He built himself a prison cell
He can't conceive
Difference between
His want and need
 
Time will tell
Your ship may steer itself
To accidental wealth
I wish you well
 
She lacks the strength
To ignore how futile it seems
(There is no way)
To change the course

 
Only time will tell
A wound may heal itself
A stranger may send help
I wish you well
But only time will tell
 
You've been focused
On all that going wrong
For so long
You can't see all that right
 
A life of defeat
Equates retreat with victory
Future concedes to history
 

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This is the only song on the Miscellaneous Heathen CD that was recorded in a professional studio. Bob Breen worked at Ocean Studios in Burbank and they had a couple of days open in late 2002. So, we took advantage of the free studio time and spent 2 days recording 24 tracks for this song. We used the demo I made in early 2002 as the blueprint and came up with a pretty solid recording. The original rough mix of this song appeared on the 2003 International Pop Overthrow compilation CD.
 
Joe Ongie had never heard the IPO CD version so he mixed it with a fresh perspective. The result is very different sounding track with fewer guitars in the mix. It makes the 3-part harmonies stand out a little better and you can really hear the Leslie pumping away on my acoustic guitar part.
 
Bob's drumming is fantastic on this track. It's got a really nice Ringo vibe to it that I just love. And it was his idea to run my acoustic track throught the Leslie speaker which made the track so much better.
 
Oh, and Chico is the king of harmony. Such a great ear and an incredible knack for blending his voice with the others. (Sorry you're guitar part got nixed, Chico. File your grievances with Ongie.)