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Time Passes, Everything Else Fails (performed by Natasha Hodgson, Bridie Jackson and Andrew Ab​)​)

from Jocasta: A Musical Tragedy by Louis Barabbas

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lyrics

Later has come
And it didn't bang a drum
It snuck in through a window
When our backs were turned
I'm not suggesting
Faith's made for the testing
But it's clear how here and now
Faith never learns

Life flies by
On the outside
But please spare me the details
Raise your glasses
Time passes
Everything else fails

There's progress except
Well I wouldn't hold your breath
But in time
She'll be as fine
As one can reasonably hope
The human brain is a funny old game
We've made loads of inroads
But there's still more to know

When you least expect
Life collect its debts
Who knew it was all up for sale?
For all classes
Time passes
Everything else fails

We only survive as long
As blind chance spares us
Right or wrong
Time soon ensnares us

Moments don't last
Where do they go?
The years slip by fast
But the hours are so slow

I could have sworn
I'd barely been born
Yet here I am
With no plan
Thirty eight and how
Did I get here
Does everyone have this fear
They're pretending
Upending
Their claim on the Now

My youth is intact
I've just lost our way back to it
Born away with the wind in my sails
To greener grasses
Time passes
Everything else fails

We only survive as long
As blind chance spares us
Right or wrong
Time soon ensnares us

Moments don't last
Where do they go?
The years slip by fast
But the hours are so slow.

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from Jocasta: A Musical Tragedy, released May 5, 2017

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Louis Barabbas Manchester, UK

Louis Barabbas is a writer, performer and firefighter, best known for caustic love songs and energetic stage shows.

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