Beside You in Time Lyrics
I am all alone this time around
Sometimes on the side I hear a sound
Places parallel, I know it's you
Feel the little pieces bleeding through
[Chorus]
And on (and on) this goes on (and on)
And on (and on) and on (and on)
And on (and on) and on (and on)
And on (and on) and on (and on)
And on (and on) this goes on
And on and on
And on and on
And on and on
And on
[Verse 2]
Now that I've decided not to stay
I can feel me start to fade away
Everything is back where it belongs
I will be beside you before long
[Chorus]
And on (and on) this goes on (and on)
And on (and on) and on (and on)
And on (and on) and on (and on)
And on (and on) and on (and on)
And on (and on) this goes on
And on and on
And on and on
And on and on
And on
[Outro]
Ooh, we will never die
Ooh, beside you in time
Ooh, we will never die
Ooh, beside you in time
About
“Beside You in Time” starts quietly with a dark, uneasy drone fading in from the end of “The Line Begins to Blur”, which remains prominently throughout the entirety of the song and swells in volume in time with the simple drum loop. Reznor’s long verse syllables are joined by a percussive yet melodic loop moving with the drum loop, fading away through the simple and repetitious chorus. The second chorus ends and drops out all elements but the drone, which stops swelling quickly and increases in volume until the drum loop enters once more and sets the drone swelling again. This leads into a loud, powerful, guitar-driven coda, its rhythmic pace matching the 16th note pulse evident throughout the track. The guitar riff changes after Reznor’s high register singing, drawing this section to a close and leaving the swelling drone and drum loop to crossfade with the introductory soundscape of “Right Where It Belongs”.
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- 1.A Warm Place
- 6.Find My Way
- 7.Even Deeper
- 8.1 Ghosts I
- 9.La Mer
- 12.34 Ghosts IV
- 13.Beside You in Time
- 16.Almost Home
- 19.28 Ghosts IV
- 21.2 Ghosts I
- 24.The Great Below
- 25.5 Ghosts I
- 30.13 Ghosts II
- 31.Corona Radiata
- 32.Gone, Still