“I’d like to say that I always have the peace to be patient. But the truth is, I don’t have the patience for that. Waiting is hard when you don’t see clearly ahead. The song was born after I sang some vague and strange lines about drops,time and wine onto an old tape. Some say it is a Passover song. Could be true.”
lyrics
(music & lyrics by Paul Cherryseed)
Now is not the time
Just for a drop in time in a glass of wine
No, now is not the time
It would be easy and the glass would seem full
But it will not hide my tears
Only the blood can shed every tear in time,
Only the blood let fears disappear in time
So the only way is to drink that cup
And wait until we empty it up
Every minute is like the drip of every drop
Like the ticking of a clock in my heart
And if I clock the beat of my heart then I know
That I can never run that fast
So when I look in time
I know that God will
Show us the hour of love’s covenant
And we’ll drink the glass of wine
But now is not the time
Now is not the time
We’ll just wait for that time
credits
from The Desert, The Dew & The Dawn,
released May 29, 2013
Paul Cherryseed: classical guitar and vocals
Colin Lee Vermeulen: Drums
Lee Ann Vermeulen: Fender Rhodes
Rob Vermeulen: Bas
Karlien van den Brink: background vocals
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