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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
David Bowie
Vocals
Carmine Rojas
Bass Guitar
Erdal Kizilcay
Keyboards
Stan Harrison
Alto Saxophone
Carlos Alomar
Guitar
Diva Gray
Background Vocals
Gordon Grodie
Background Vocals
Loni Groves
Background Vocals
Robin Clark
Background Vocals
Steve Elson
Baritone Saxophone
Earl Gardner
Trumpet
Peter Frampton
Guitar
Philippe Saisse
Keyboards
Sid McGinnis
Guitar
Crusher Bennett
Percussion
Lenny Pickett
Tenor Saxophone
Laurie Frink
Trumpet
Erroll Bennett
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Bowie
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
David Bowie
Producer
Malcolm Pollack
Recording Engineer
David Richards
Mixing Engineer
Andre Gauchat
Assistant Engineer
Jon Goldberger
Assistant Engineer
Justin Shirley-Smith
Assistant Engineer
Nigel Reeve
Mastering Engineer
Peter Mew
Mastering Engineer
Ray Staff
Mastering Engineer
Bob Clearmountain
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
(Time will crawl)
[Verse 2]
I never sailed on a sea
I would not challenge a giant
I could not take on the church (Time will crawl)
Till the 21st century lose
[Verse 3]
I know a government man
He was as blind as the moon, and he
He saw the sun in the night
He took a top-gun pilot, and he
He made him fly through a hole
Till he grew real old, and he
And he never came down
He just flew till he burst
[Verse 4]
(Time will crawl) Till our mouths run dry
(Time will crawl) Till our feet grow small
(Time will crawl) Till our tails fall off
(Time will crawl) Till the 21st century lose
[Verse 5]
I saw a black, black stream
Full of wide-eyed fish
And a drowning man
With no eyes at all
I felt a warm, warm breeze
That melted metal and steel
I got a bad migraine
That lasted three long years, and I
And the pills that I took
Made my fingers disappear
[Verse 6]
(Time will crawl) Time will crawl
Time will crawl till the 21st century lose
[Verse 7]
(Time will crawl, time will crawl)
[Verse 8]
You were a talented child
You came to live in our town
We never bothered to scream
When your mask went on
We only smelt the gas
As we lay down to sleep
[Verse 9]
(Time will crawl) And our heads bowed down
(Time will crawl) And our eyes fell out
(Time will crawl) And the streets run red
(Time will crawl) Till the 21st century lose
And our mouths run dry (Time will crawl)
And our feet grow small (Time will crawl)
And our tails fall off (Time will crawl)
Till the 21st century lose
[Verse 10]
And our heads bowed down (Time will crawl)
And our eyes fall out (Time will crawl)
And the streets run red (Time will crawl)
Till the 21st century lose
(Time will crawl) for the crazy child
(Time will crawl) we'll give every life
(Time will crawl) for the crackpot notion
(Till the 21st century lose)
[Verse 11]
(Time will crawl
Time will crawl
Time will crawl
Till the 21st century lose)
Written by: David Bowie