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Double Time Lyrics by John Illsley

Coming Up for Air

2019

Take an hour of every day
Don't get lost or led astray
Stable door was open wide
Fuse was set but never fired

The past goes fast it never lasts
Right now feels good to me
Cover me I’ll cover you
Colours move from red to blue

Life goes on in double time
All those dreams get left behind
Don't get the highs without the lows
It's just the way and so it goes

Remember long hot summer days
Time stood still it never rained
Building bridges throwing stones
Broken hearts some broken bones

Not a care passed through your world
All you wanted was the girl
Cover me I'll cover you
Colours move from red to blue

Life goes on in double time
All those dreams get left behind
Don't get the highs without the lows
It's just the way and so it goes

I'm moving on I'm slipping through
So little time, so much to do
Now someone new is in the tower
Not much sense, too much power

Life goes on in double time
All those dreams get left behind
Don't get the highs without the lows
It's just the way and so it goes

About “Double Time” by John Illsley

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"Double Time" is credited to John Illsley. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Double Time" appears on "Coming Up for Air" in 2019.

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