Time? Why? Explain

from everything is on hold by Sandtimer

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

£1 GBP or more
Buy the Full Digital Album
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
CD version of our album with additional artwork by Simon Thomas on the inner folds of the case.

Includes unlimited streaming of everything is on hold via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

ships out within 3 days

£5 GBP or more
Full Digital Discography

21

releases

Get all 21 Sandtimer releases available on Bandcamp and save 30%.

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Nothing Comes Easier / Hopefulnesslessness, Changes / I Wanted Us To Be (single), Running In Sunlight, Yongo（四五）/ Canadian Boating Song (single), You Never Had Control (single), Three Cars (single), Different Seas (single), What's On Your Mind (Extended Outro Mix), and 13 more. , and , .

Purchasable with gift card

£28.35 GBP or more (30% OFF)

lyrics

It’s that sudden moment when you’re swimming out from the beach-
you feel the current turning, it’s pulling you out of reach
You’ve been splashing around, looking at all the life
but now you’re flailing, borne out on the tide

And it’s a cold, cold day, when it happens
but there is one long life leading on from this moment.

There in the photographs, the people are all smiling,
were they really such good times, or was it just good timing?
Sometimes I wonder where the photos are of me.
A summer’s day in the cool shade of a forest full of conifer trees

And it’s a cold, cold day, when it happens
but there is one long life leading on from this moment.

Stand tall in the moonlight, stagger through the day
There’s no glamour in summertime; the fields are just too far away
You may feel like you’re on borrowed time, but all they do is steal.
You may feel caught in the headlights, but they’re asleep at the wheel

And it’s a cold, cold day, when it happens
but there is one long life leading on from this moment.

credits

from everything is on hold, released August 8, 2019
Robert Sword: Vocals, Ukulele, Guitar, Bass, Percussion
Simon Thomas: Vocals, Guitar
Rachel Thomas: Vocals

Written by Robert Sword
Produced & arranged by Robert Sword & Simon Thomas
Mixed by Giles Thomas
Mastered by Terry Waker at Tonalex Mastering

license

about

Sandtimer UK

have more faith in humanity

contact / help

Contact Sandtimer

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Sandtimer, you may also like:

Dry Bones Dance (2021 Remaster)
by Mark Heard

A 1990 folk-rock triumph gets an overdue reissue, with trenchant lyrics paired with rich Americana arrangements. Bandcamp New & Notable May 28, 2022
go to album
Postcards From the Country
by Trae Sheehan

West Virginia country-folk singer-songwriter Trae Sheehan aims to find a balance between the traditional and the modern on his new LP. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 29, 2020
go to album
Boreas
by The Oh Hellos

The Texan sibling indie-folk duo is back with a new album that is filled with sweeping, cinematic tracks. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 4, 2020
go to album
Would the Light Hold Me
by Oceanique

Celtic-inspired instrumentation, delicate harmonies, and reflective lyrics abound on the sisterly indie-folk duo's debut album. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 26, 2023
go to album
Strangers
by Jesse Adelman

If you have a fondness for expertly wrought roots-rock with sharp lyrics and aching vocals, look no further—“Strangers” is for you. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 8, 2022
go to album
Fool Me As Many Times As You Like
by Daudi Matsiko

featured on Bandcamp Radio Aug 29, 2023
go to album
somebody had to
by phoneswithchords

The gentle lo-fi songs on the latest phoneswithchords LP develop their granular sketches of childhood and coming of age into full portraits. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 25, 2023
go to album