Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 50 views

    Time After Time

    Uploaded by

    jmsklar
    Time After Time" is a 1983 song by Cyndi Lauper about the challenges of maintaining a romantic relationship over time. The song uses the metaphor of keeping track of time to represent staying connected to one's partner even when apart. It expresses the idea that true love can withstand the test of time and circumstances that threaten to pull a couple apart. The song became Lauper's first number one hit in the United States.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Time After Time

    Uploaded by

    jmsklar
    50 views4 pages
    Time After Time" is a 1983 song by Cyndi Lauper about the challenges of maintaining a romantic relationship over time. The song uses the metaphor of keeping track of time to represent staying connected to one's partner even when apart. It expresses the idea that true love can withstand the test of time and circumstances that threaten to pull a couple apart. The song became Lauper's first number one hit in the United States.

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Time After Time" is a 1983 song by Cyndi Lauper about the challenges of maintaining a romantic relationship over time. The song uses the metaphor of keeping track of time to represent staying connected to one's partner even when apart. It expresses the idea that true love can withstand the test of time and circumstances that threaten to pull a couple apart. The song became Lauper's first number one hit in the United States.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    50 views4 pages

    Time After Time

    Uploaded by

    jmsklar
    Time After Time" is a 1983 song by Cyndi Lauper about the challenges of maintaining a romantic relationship over time. The song uses the metaphor of keeping track of time to represent staying connected to one's partner even when apart. It expresses the idea that true love can withstand the test of time and circumstances that threaten to pull a couple apart. The song became Lauper's first number one hit in the United States.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 4

    Time After Time -1

    Cyndi Lauper
    [Intro]

    F G Em F 2x
    [Verse]

    Dm C Dm C Dm C
    Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick,
    Dm C
    and think of you
    Dm C Dm C Dm C Dm C
    Caught up in circles confusion, is nothing new
    F G Em F G Em
    Flashback warm nights; almost left behind
    F G Em F G
    Suitcase of memories, time after . .
    [Verse]

    Dm C Dm C
    Sometimes you picture me,
    Dm C Dm C
    I'm walking too far ahead
    Dm C Dm C Dm C
    You're calling to me, I can't hear,
    Dm C F G Em F
    what you ve said Then you say go slow;
    G Em F G Em F
    I fall behind The second hand unwinds
    [Chorus]

    G Am
    If you're lost you can look and you will find me;

    December 6, 2022 Time After Time - 1


    Time After Time -2
    Cyndi Lauper
    F G C
    time after time
    G Am
    If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting;
    F G C
    time after time
    G Am
    If you're lost you can look and you will find me;
    F G C
    time after time
    G Am
    If you fall I will catch you I will be waiting;
    F G C
    time after time
    F G Em F
    [Verse]

    Dm C Dm C Dm C
    After my picture fades and darkness has,
    Dm C
    turned to gray
    Dm C Dm C Dm C
    Watching through windows you're wondering,
    Dm C
    if I'm OK
    F G Em F G Em
    Secrets stolen from deep inside;

    December 6, 2022 Time After Time - 2


    Time After Time -3
    Cyndi Lauper
    F G Em F
    the drum beats out of time
    [Chorus]

    G Am
    If you're lost you can look and you will find me;
    F G C
    time after time
    G Am
    If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting;
    F G C
    time after time
    G Am F G C
    F G Em F
    You say go slow;
    G Em
    I fall behind
    F G Em F
    The second hand unwinds
    [Chorus]

    G Am
    If you're lost you can look and you will find me;
    F G C
    time after time
    G Am
    If you fall I will catch you I will be waiting;
    F G C
    time after time

    December 6, 2022 Time After Time - 3


    Time After Time -4
    Cyndi Lauper
    [Outro]

    G Am
    If you're lost you can look and you will find me;
    F G C
    time after time
    G Am
    If you fall I will catch you I will be waiting;
    F G C
    time after time "Time After Time" is a 1983 song by American singer-
    songwriter Cyndi Lauper, co-written with Rob Hyman. It was
    F G C the second single released from her debut studio album, She's
    So Unusual (1983). The track was produced by Rick Chertoff
    Time after time and released as a single on January 27, 1984. The song became
    Lauper's first number 1 hit in the U.S. The song was written in
    F G C the album's final stages. The writing began with the title, which
    Time after time Lauper had seen in TV Guide magazine, referring to the science
    fiction film Time After Time (1979).
    F G C
    Although "Time After Time" would eventually become one of
    Time after time Lauper's signature songs, it was one of the last songs on her
    debut album to be recorded. Lauper had by then already
    F G C recorded the majority of the album, including the songs "Girls
    Time after time Just Want to Have Fun" and "She Bop," but Chertoff insisted
    that she and Hyman needed to record just "one more song".
    F G C Therefore, she and Hyman sat at a piano and started working
    on "Time After Time".The inspiration for the song came from
    Time after time the fact that both songwriters were going through similar
    challenges in their respective romantic relationships
    F G C
    Time after time

    December 6, 2022 Time After Time - 4

    You might also like