Precious Time
The Maccabees
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Pound for pound and cheek to cheek Cheek paler than a lamp light Take me down to light the box And play super Scalextric And turn this Darkness Into light And I'll turn too bright Forget all the hype I'll need heart and I'll need courage We all need... Toe to toe, there's nowhere to go So I'm tiptoeing around it I held you down and I held my own And now I feel like I'm floating So turn to this Head on And keep on Keeping on I'll need heart and you'll need courage We all need time So let's make time work for us Let's make time work for us Let's make time work for us Let's make time work for us Let's take our precious time about it Let's take our precious time about it Let's take our precious time about it Let's take our precious time about it Don't you know, nobody knows If there's somebody waiting So you'll hold yourself up and you'll hold yourself in And then pray that you are growing And turn to this Darkness You turn it into light, and you'll turn too bright Forget all the hype You'll need heart and I'll need courage We all need time So let's make time work for us Let's make time work for us Let's make time work for us Let's make time work for us Let's take our precious time about it Let's take our precious time about it Let's take our precious time about it Let's take our precious time about it Let's take our precious time about it Let's take our precious time about it Let's take our precious time about Cause we'll need heart and we'll need courage In these times We'll need heart and we'll need courage In these times Because time can mean so much Are you still mine?
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Written by: FELIX WHITE, HUGO WHITE, ORLANDO THOMAS PENHALE WEEKS, ROBERT DYLAN THOMAS, SHEPHERD RUPERT ALEXANDER J. JARVIS
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13 facts about this song
Album Mention"Precious Time" is a track from "Colour It In" which is The Maccabees' debut studio album.
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Release Timing"Colour It In" was released on 14 May 2007, making "Precious Time" over a decade old.
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Chart PerformanceThe album in which "Precious Time" is featured reached number 24 on the UK Albums Chart.
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Single ReleaseHowever, "Precious Time" itself was not released as a single.
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Musical StyleThe song is known for its indie rock sound, like much of the music of The Maccabees.
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Song Duration"Precious Time" has a duration of 3 minutes and 33 seconds.
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Band's DisbandmentThe Maccabees disbanded in 2016, almost a decade after the release of "Precious Time".
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Band's OriginThe Maccabees are a band from Brighton, England, which is where they were formed in 2004.
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Lead SingerThe lead vocalist of the band, which also includes vocals for "Precious Time," is Orlando Weeks.
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Critical ReceptionThough not released as a single, "Precious Time" along with other tracks in the same album, received positive reviews from critics for its indie rock sound and heartfelt lyrics.
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Album ThemeThe general theme represented in the album "Colour It In," including "Precious Time," is a transition from adolescence to adulthood.
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Album RecordingThe debut album "Colour It In," hosting the song "Precious Time" was recorded in both Lincolnshire and London.
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Label AffiliationThe song and its album were released under the record label Fiction Records.
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