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Nico – It Has Not Taken Long (1974) | Track profile | Dork

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Nico
The End...
It Has Not Taken Long

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It Has Not Taken Long

Release date: 1st November 1974

From The End...

About This Track

"It Has Not Taken Long" is a track by Nico, from the album The End..., released 1st November 1974. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Nico

Nico

Lyrics

It Has Not Taken Long

[Verse 1]

It has not taken long, it has not taken long

The hunters, they are hiding from me

A wooden hand, a golden reed

A waiting end for them to bleed

[Chant]

La la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la

[Verse 2]

It has not taken long, it has not taken long

To feast our naked eye upon the open blade

The hungry beast have found her calling

Calling "help me, please"

[Chant]

La la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la

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From The End...

1974

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