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Patrick Wolf
The Bachelor
Hard Times

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Hard Times

Release date: 31st May 2009

From The BachelorTrack 23:33

Singer/Songwriter

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"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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Patrick Wolf — Better or Worse (Instrumental) (from Better or Worse - EP) [3:21]
Patrick Wolf — Better or Worse (El Lobo Mix) (from Better or Worse - EP) [3:53]
Patrick Wolf — Mejora O Empeora (from Better or Worse - EP) [3:51]
Patrick Wolf — Hymne Des Étrangers (from Better or Worse - EP) [3:24]
Patrick Wolf — Better or Worse (from Crying The Neck) [3:20]
Patrick Wolf — Oozlum (from Crying The Neck) [4:58]
Patrick Wolf — On Your Side (from Crying The Neck) [2:28]
Patrick Wolf — Foreland (from Crying The Neck) [3:43]
Patrick Wolf — Reculver (from Crying The Neck) [6:02]
Patrick Wolf — Dies Irae (from Crying The Neck) [3:35]
Patrick Wolf — Jupiter (from Crying The Neck) [5:17]
Patrick Wolf — Hymn of the Haar (from Crying The Neck) [4:36]
Patrick Wolf — Song of the Scythe (from Crying The Neck) [1:27]
Patrick Wolf — Limbo (feat. Zola Jesus) (from Crying The Neck) [4:22]
Patrick Wolf — The Last of England (from Crying The Neck) [4:09]
Patrick Wolf — The Curfew Bell (from Crying The Neck) [5:18]
Patrick Wolf — Lughnasa (feat. Serafina Steer) (from Crying The Neck) [3:04]
Patrick Wolf — Limbo (feat. Zola Jesus) [4:22]
Patrick Wolf — Dies Irae [3:35]
Patrick Wolf — Dies Irae [3:35]
Patrick Wolf — Eulogy (20 Year Anniversary Remaster) (from Wind In The Wires (20 Year Anniversary Remaster)) [1:45]
Patrick Wolf — The Libertine (20 Year Anniversary Remaster) (from Wind In The Wires (20 Year Anniversary Remaster)) [4:24]
Patrick Wolf — The Gypsy King (20 Year Anniversary Remaster) (from Wind In The Wires (20 Year Anniversary Remaster)) [3:08]
Patrick Wolf — Teignmouth (20 Year Anniversary Remaster) (from Wind In The Wires (20 Year Anniversary Remaster)) [4:50]
Patrick Wolf — Land's End (20 Year Anniversary Remaster) (from Wind In The Wires (20 Year Anniversary Remaster)) [7:09]
Patrick Wolf — The Railway House (20 Year Anniversary Remaster) (from Wind In The Wires (20 Year Anniversary Remaster)) [2:25]
Patrick Wolf — Apparition (20 Year Anniversary Remaster) (from Wind In The Wires (20 Year Anniversary Remaster)) [1:17]
Patrick Wolf — Tristan (20 Year Anniversary Remaster) (from Wind In The Wires (20 Year Anniversary Remaster)) [2:36]
Patrick Wolf — The Shadowsea (20 Year Anniversary Remaster) (from Wind In The Wires (20 Year Anniversary Remaster)) [0:37]
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Patrick Wolf — Ghost Song (20 Year Anniversary Remaster) (from Wind In The Wires (20 Year Anniversary Remaster)) [3:13]
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Patrick Wolf — The Messenger (from The Bachelor) [3:39]
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Patrick Wolf — Secret Garden (from The Magic Position) [1:42]
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Patrick Wolf — Magpie (from The Magic Position) [3:58]
Patrick Wolf — The Marriage (from The Magic Position) [2:47]
Patrick Wolf — Accident & Emergency (from The Magic Position) [3:16]
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Patrick Wolf — Get Lost (from The Magic Position) [3:17]
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Patrick Wolf — Eulogy (from Wind in the Wires) [1:45]
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