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Patrick Wolf – Hard Times (2009) | Track profile | Dork

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Patrick Wolf
The Bachelor
Hard Times

SINGLE

Hard Times

Release date: 31st May 2009

From The Bachelor

Track 2

3:33

Singer/Songwriter Music Alternative Indie Rock

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About This Track

‘Hard Times’ by Patrick Wolf is a 2009 song from the album ‘The Bachelor’. The lyrics paint a bleak picture of a divided nation under strain, with war in the background and media disgust hovering over everything. A weary generational voice clings to the promise of effort, insisting, ‘As these are hard times’. The stance is both accusatory and resolute, as it weighs “overload of information” against the need to keep going.

"Hard Times" is a single by Patrick Wolf, from the album The Bachelor, released 31st May 2009. The track is 3:33 long. It's filed under Singer/Songwriter. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 4 articles about Patrick Wolf.

About the Artist

Patrick Wolf

Patrick Wolf

Lyrics

Hard Times

As they
Dig your ditches
Count my stitches
Generation justice wishes for
World at war
Final score
Media come and abhor us

As these are hard times
We'll work harder, harder
Through these hard times
I'll work harder, harder

Divided nation
In sedation
Overload of information that
We have grown up to ignore
Mediocrity applauded

In these hard times
We'll work harder, harder
Through these hard times
I'll work harder, harder
For resolution
Show me some revolution
This battle will be won!

Forced to count the hours
Since two towers
Fell to fiction
Those higher powers
Putting gods to war
Who keeps score?
Ignorance is still adored

And through these hard times
We'll work harder, harder
Give me hard times
I'll work harder, harder
For revolution
Hard time for some resolution
Time for some revolution
This battle will be won!

Harder, harder, harder now!

If they only see you with their fear
And they only hear you with their pride
And they only see you with their fear
And they only hear you with their pride
And we'll work harder, harder, harder, harder
Harder, harder, harder, harder
Hard times!

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Track details

From The Bachelor

3:332009Single

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Album

Track number

2

Release year

2009

1Kriegspiel
0:47
2Hard Times
3:33
3Oblivion (feat. Tilda Swinton)
3:24
4The Bachelor (feat. Eliza Carthy)
3:13

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3:20
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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Patrick Wolf
Producer: Patrick Wolf
Guitar: Thomas White
Vocals: Patrick Wolf
Baritone Ukelele: Patrick Wolf
Cello: Tim Wells
Choir: Aaron Sokell, Amy Stead, Chinique Blackwood, Jenny La Touche, Patsy McKay
Choir Conductor: Fiona Brice, Patrick Wolf, Patsy McKay
Electronics: Patrick Wolf
Ondes Martenot: Thomas Bloch
Violin: Victoria Sutherland

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