“Time Has Told Me” is the lead track from Nick Drakes debut album, Five Leaves Left. Notice the way the tone of his voice and the melody of each section are nearly fixed, but all of the other pieces – from the lush instrumentation to the slight turns of phrase in the lyrics – evolve to tell a story. Brilliant work.
A sample of the lyrics (from the final chorus out):
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So leave the ways that are making you be
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What you really don’t want to be
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Leave the ways that are making you love
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What you really don’t want to love
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Time has told me
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You’re a rare, rare find
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A troubled cure
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For a troubled mine
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And time has told me
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Not to ask for more
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For someday our ocean
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Will find its shore
