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That Golden Time

Release date: 9th May 2024

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"That Golden Time" is a track by Villagers, from the album That Golden Time, released 9th May 2024. The track is 4:51 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 3 articles about Villagers.

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Villagers

Villagers

Lyrics

That Golden Time

Remember dear, that golden time
Before you thought you had to choose
Between the shrinking violet truth
And a growing list of IOUs

Before the keepers of the gate
Revoked your ticket to the land
Where eloquence was still in date
And everything was cash-in-hand

Before the dulling of the mind
Encased in algorithm blues
Hollowed out the heavy stuff
Replaced it with a careful ruse

And whispered in the gravy train
Careening on the falling sand
But now we turn the hourglass
For advocacy is not a brand

Who am I to say?
Who am I to say?
Who am I to say?

That golden time
That golden time
That golden time
That golden time

Remember dear, that golden time
Before you thought you had to choose
Between the shrinking violet truth
And a growing list of IOUs

Before the keepers of the gate
Revoked your ticket to the land
Where eloquence was still in date
And everything was cash-in-hand

Before the dulling of the mind
Encased in algorithm blues
Hollowed out the heavy stuff
Replaced it with a careful ruse

And whispered in the gravy train
Careening on the falling sand
But now we turn the hourglass
For advocacy is not a brand

Who am I to say?
Who am I to say?
Who am I to say?

That golden time
That golden time
That golden time
That golden time

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Track details

From That Golden Time

4:512024

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Album

That Golden Time

Track number

5

Release year

2024

1Truly Alone
3:37
2First Responder
4:40
3I Want What I Don't Need
3:36
4You Lucky One
4:55

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5That Golden Time

4:51

9Behind That Curtain

10Money on the Mind

Credits

Writer: Conor O’Brien
Producer: Conor O’Brien
Background Vocals: Mali Llywelyn
Credited: Conor O’Brien, David Tapley, Mali Llywelyn, Peter Broderick
Mixing Engineer: Conor O’Brien
Pedal Steel Guitar: David Tapley
Recording Engineer: Conor O’Brien
Violin: Peter Broderick