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Love the sentiment and the despondent humour in here, especially these lines:
Got a feeling it's a work day But coming up to five
I drift into deja vu
Is my train at quarter-past?
No, it's really quarter-to! They glow :D

Oh, and the clocks taking over, :lol: , that is just too great an image! Can see them patrolling the streets and pulling strings :wink:

One thing I'm wondering about is the plot.. I have trouble following it/finding the coherence- is it like this:
waking up late (8:30) on a work day because of having been up late ("thinking of you" :D great excuse!)
then work
then almost missing the train home from work (16:45)
then preparing for a date and then late again (20:30) ?
Seems like I've got it worked out alright now, but it did confuse me while reading :lol:

Somehow I was expecting the third line of the chorus to be "turning turning turning" instead of "rushing rushing rushing" :wink:
I, for one, think "following the clock" is fine, although it does evoke a movement slower than "rushing" :wink: maybe "chasing" would be more appropriate (but that'd be an obvious/dull choice, chasing the clock, wouldn't it?) ?

Anyhow, I think this is great and would love to hear it :D
Cheers,
straycat.]]> Sunday Songwriters Group straycat. https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y8-w22-following-the-clock/#post-351454 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y8-w22-following-the-clock/#post-351053 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:04:42 +0000
Looks like a good start :D

I'm kind of wanting a stronger hook or title than "Following The Clock".....something more like a "slave to time" or "marching in time".....something more like a moving vehicle the singer can't stop or get off without getting run over...

....but good starting point....it all ties together nicely through a "hectic" day.

James]]> Sunday Songwriters Group jamestoffee https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y8-w22-following-the-clock/#post-351053 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y8-w22-following-the-clock/#post-38890 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:43:05 +0000
Following the Clock
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I'm lying in a daze
Thinking gimme just an hour or two
It's not that I'm lazy
But I was up late thinking of you

My eyes focus on the clock
Brain wondering if the hands aren't straight
Got a feeling it's a work day
And can it really be half past eight?


And I'm rushing, rushing, rushing, rushing
I try to catch up but the world keeps turning
Rushing, rushing, rushing, rushing
There's probably a lesson but I'm not learning anything
Following the clock.


I'm working like a dog
Just getting through the daily grind
One eye on the time
Tonight's already on my mind

But coming up to five
I drift into deja vu
Is my train at quarter-past?
No, it's really quarter-to!


And I'm rushing, rushing, rushing, rushing
I try to catch up but the world keeps turning
Rushing, rushing, rushing, rushing
There's probably a lesson but I'm not learning anything
Following the clock.


I shower and I shave
Prepared for a romantic date
Then it hits me as I leave
I said I'd pick you up at half past eight!


And the clocks
And the clocks
And the clocks took over
And the clocks
And the clocks
And the clocks took over
And the clocks
And the clocks
And the clocks took over
And the clocks
And the clocks
And the clocks took over


And I'm rushing, rushing, rushing, rushing
I try to catch up but the world keeps turning
Rushing, rushing, rushing, rushing
My legs are on fire and my shoes are burning

I'm rushing, rushing, rushing, rushing
I try to catch up but the world keeps turning
Rushing, rushing, rushing, rushing
There's probably a lesson but I'm not learning anything
Following the clock.]]> Sunday Songwriters Group martin-6 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y8-w22-following-the-clock/#post-38890