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Ed Harcourt — In My Time of Dust
Album: Time of Dust
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6.9

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Total ratings: 1993









Released: 2014
Length: 3:59
Plays (last 30 days): 3
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Hanging off the hinges
Swinging from the rafters
Torches of the lynch mob
Babbling, burning scriptures

Vicious, mindless thinkers
Plenty poison drinkers
Lonely graveyard shifters
Lacking in a lair of snow

In my time of dust
I'll be waiting for the winds to come
And bring forth a brighter day
I'll be waiting for the winds to come
And blow all the darkness away

Angry screamers killers
Sways of soul distillers
Smack some levitators
Patience alligators

Evangelists and salesmen
Ridiculous dictators
Psychics and the background checks

In my time of dust
I'll be waiting for the winds to come
And bring forth a brighter day
I'll be waiting for the winds to come
And blow all the darkness away

In my dream last night
With your hands around my throat
I think you'd hold me when I die
Only 'cause when under oath

There's a target on my chest
Swords and daggers hit the wheel
You know the world has lost interest
When circus freaks is off the pill

In my time of dust
I'll be waiting for the winds to come
And bring forth a brighter day
I'll be waiting for the winds to come
And blow all the darkness away
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Those bells
Posted 7 months ago by hawkeye77    [ Reply ]
The lyrics are all wrong 
Posted 1 year ago by yofitofu    [ Reply ]
 jelgator wrote:



I find it quaint that there are still sheep out there who think there's a difference between political parties in the US.  Baa baa.

Quaint or "by design" either way the powers that shouldn't be are still in power.

Posted 1 year ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
 sjccroquet wrote:

Maybe an old and possibly grand one?



I find it quaint that there are still sheep out there who think there's a difference between political parties in the US.  Baa baa.
Posted 1 year ago by jelgator    [ Reply ]
 jimtyrrell wrote:

"Evangelists and Salesmen
Ridiulous Dictators"
Sounds like a certain party to me....8
 


Maybe an old and possibly grand one?
Posted 1 year ago by sjccroquet    [ Reply ]
 pontfarrer wrote:

thought it was Elbow ..


Similar thoughs her. 
It has the musical grammar of an Elbow song, but the voice is unmistakable.
Posted 1 year ago by TheKing2    [ Reply ]
 pontfarrer wrote:

thought it was Elbow ..



I thought it was death...
Posted 1 year ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
 acolt wrote:

There are some odd times in this song where this guy sounds like the dude from The Eels.



And Elbow too....
Posted 2 years ago by molson    [ Reply ]
There are some odd times in this song where this guy sounds like the dude from The Eels.
Posted 2 years ago by acolt    [ Reply ]


Hanging off the hinges
Swinging from the rafters
Torches of the lynch mob

Reminds me of the events at Washington earlier this year...
Posted 3 years ago by SgtBeefheart    [ Reply ]
Nice. Voice similar to Gabriel Sullivan.
Posted 3 years ago by kroissandre3    [ Reply ]
funny how people hear so many different similarities

my first thought was, isn't one Dave Mathews ENOUGH?

then, it grew on me.

in a good way, not like a fungus
Posted 3 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
Oh my are we always Prescient RP....

In my time of dust
I'll be waiting for the winds to come
And bring forth a brighter day
I'll be waiting for the winds to come
And blow all the darkness away
Posted 3 years ago by jim_ncdm    [ Reply ]
This sounds like a different version than what I'd heard here before...Anyone else?
Posted 4 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Peter Gabriel has a lot of disciples from RealWorld Music to those of us that fell in love when he fronted Genesis. But this is more reminiscent of Gabriel in the eighties before he stepped out of Western culture for inspiration.
Posted 4 years ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
Special vibes to this one!
Gotta love the drum break and that trumpet...
Posted 5 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
Sounds to me like the Dream song from Spy Kids.
Posted 5 years ago by 2Hawks    [ Reply ]
thought it was Elbow ..
Posted 5 years ago by pontfarrer    [ Reply ]
Low-fi snare reminds me of Portishead
Posted 6 years ago by amcostigan88    [ Reply ]
 Always think Doves or Elbow         
pfreet wrote:
So much Elbow for me. And not as good.
 

Posted 6 years ago by carlos65    [ Reply ]
So much Elbow for me. And not as good.
Posted 6 years ago by pfreet    [ Reply ]
waiting for the Wayans to come...

Posted 6 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Ehm, what happened to Ed Harcourt's voice? Compare this to "The Beautiful Lie" from 2006...
Posted 7 years ago by sb204    [ Reply ]
Channeling Peter Gabriel a bit, not a bad thing. Digging it.{#Yes}
Posted 7 years ago by jaffacake    [ Reply ]
 schitfitz wrote:
Different but reminds me of something from a long time ago. So far I can't put my finger on it. I like it.

 
I know what you mean.  I like the driving snare drum, the big chorus, somehow unique but at the same time familiar.  Great tune, thanks RP!!
Posted 7 years ago by greiffenstein    [ Reply ]
Different but reminds me of something from a long time ago. So far I can't put my finger on it. I like it.
Posted 7 years ago by schitfitz    [ Reply ]
 easmann wrote:
Bit of a military feel to that snare drum.

 
And old James Brown
Posted 8 years ago by OHMish    [ Reply ]
 bm.deavenport613 wrote:

Sounds like two parties to me.

 
With plenty of hookers, drugs, politicians, former presidents, businessmen etc. 
Posted 8 years ago by carlos65    [ Reply ]
 jimtyrrell wrote:
"Evangelists and Salesmen
Ridiulous Dictators"
Sounds like a certain party to me....8
 

 
Sounds like two parties to me.
Posted 8 years ago by bm.deavenport613    [ Reply ]
This is not bad at all.
Posted 8 years ago by DrLex    [ Reply ]
 Jelani wrote:
This just played twice in a row. ?!

 
Yes, it was.
Posted 8 years ago by o_unico    [ Reply ]
This just played twice in a row. ?!
Posted 8 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Bill, that was never The Decemberists. Not even Novemberists. <Pedantic>
Posted 8 years ago by ppopp    [ Reply ]
Something about the bass and back beat reminds me of a Neil Finn song
Posted 8 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
 musikluvr wrote:
I hear Peter Gabriel in this, big time. Maybe it's just me.

 
I don't hear PG's ‘Big Time’ in this, but I guess that's not what you meant {#Tongue-out}
Posted 8 years ago by DrLex    [ Reply ]
 skooba wrote:
I was just going to say the same thing.  Very Peter Gabriel-ish.  {#Wave}

musikluvr wrote:
I hear Peter Gabriel in this, big time. Maybe it's just me.

 

 
I agree it's very PG
Posted 8 years ago by masteroflife    [ Reply ]
evocative!
Posted 8 years ago by DocStrangelove    [ Reply ]
if not for that circus-like part I would give this 10
still like it tho {#Yes} 
Posted 8 years ago by ShamanManu    [ Reply ]
how this songs opens.... fascinating
 
Posted 8 years ago by michel_zws    [ Reply ]
This a truly amazing song.  Who is this guy?
Posted 8 years ago by GTT    [ Reply ]
I got it as a 7, but I bet it goes up from there on subsequent listens. Really good stuff. 
Posted 8 years ago by Wilfrue    [ Reply ]
"Evangelists and Salesmen
Ridiulous Dictators"
Sounds like a certain party to me....8
 
Posted 8 years ago by jimtyrrell    [ Reply ]
 fatcatjb wrote:
at first, the quirky drums really bothered me...so I checked out the comments, kept listening, and, and, wow! I get it!

I didn't even really hear the church bell until Fred Riley mentioned it (how did I miss the bell??)

RP is the pasture of heavenly new discoveries...not that they always come easily 

 
The drumbeat is what got my attention the first time I heard this, but it has improved from there for me.
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Well realised, well executed.  IMHO.
Posted 9 years ago by sirtezza    [ Reply ]
I was just going to say the same thing.  Very Peter Gabriel-ish.  {#Wave}

musikluvr wrote:
I hear Peter Gabriel in this, big time. Maybe it's just me.

 


Posted 9 years ago by skooba    [ Reply ]
such a unnecessary song ... 
Posted 9 years ago by ekin    [ Reply ]
Oh.. :)
Posted 9 years ago by Azrica    [ Reply ]
the melody sometimes gets stuck in my head while I am out riding my motorcycle.
Posted 9 years ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
Very nice!{#Chillpill}
Posted 9 years ago by Ginetta    [ Reply ]
 musikluvr wrote:
I hear Peter Gabriel in this, big time. Maybe it's just me.

 
Not just you. 
It's a great atmospheric soundscape.  
Posted 9 years ago by FrankDebbieCote    [ Reply ]
I hear Peter Gabriel in this, big time. Maybe it's just me.
Posted 10 years ago by musikluvr    [ Reply ]
 zurcronium wrote:

Get the Elbow link . . . 

 
Now I do.  Little slow today
Posted 10 years ago by maxjboxer    [ Reply ]
 sajitjacob wrote:
Oooh this is new (to me), Elbowish. like it muchly.

 
Get the Elbow link . . . 
Posted 10 years ago by zurcronium    [ Reply ]
I like this very much, quirky and spooky. I think I get the inteded mood, but cannot say I understand the meaning of the lyrics. What's this song about?
Posted 10 years ago by sjuttiosju    [ Reply ]
Who is this guy?  Really good stuff.
Posted 10 years ago by GTT    [ Reply ]
at first, the quirky drums really bothered me...so I checked out the comments, kept listening, and, and, wow! I get it!

I didn't even really hear the church bell until Fred Riley mentioned it (how did I miss the bell??)

RP is the pasture of heavenly new discoveries...not that they always come easily 
Posted 10 years ago by fatcatjb    [ Reply ]
It was when the song started sounding like it had a calliope that I had to click back into this window to find out what the hell it was. May have to look this dude up!
Posted 10 years ago by subgyro    [ Reply ]
GREAT GREAT GREAT. Harcourt really coming into his own here. Great lyrics too.
Posted 10 years ago by yofitofu    [ Reply ]
Oooh this is new (to me), Elbowish. like it muchly.
Posted 10 years ago by sajitjacob    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:

I usually like spooky so this caught my ear straight away. The church (not cow) bell adds a nice gothic touch. 8 from the goosepimpled Nottingham jury.

 
And I also like the squeaky guitar strings at the beginning - it adds to the tension!


Posted 10 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
He is singing about The Fall
Posted 10 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
wow this song reminds me of a JARS OF CLAY song
Posted 10 years ago by Lauriea    [ Reply ]
Very nice!
Posted 10 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
Reminds me a little of Neil Finn solo stuff
Posted 10 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
Peter? Is that you? Where are the others: Phil, Steve, Mike, Tony?
Posted 10 years ago by mineralBOB    [ Reply ]
Very nice! I like this one! {#Dancingbanana}
Posted 10 years ago by Nenelena    [ Reply ]
Very interesting.
Posted 10 years ago by scarletdancer    [ Reply ]
(thanks for the lyrics -- now posted above -bg)
Posted 10 years ago by offroadbiker    [ Reply ]
 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:
I really like this. It's kind of spooky and I normally hate spooky but there's something etheral to it that really hits a chord with me.

 
I usually like spooky so this caught my ear straight away. The church (not cow) bell adds a nice gothic touch. 8 from the goosepimpled Nottingham jury.
Posted 10 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Very quirky and cool!
 
Posted 10 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Harcourt has my vote, in this case.
Posted 10 years ago by RandomousJam    [ Reply ]
thank you, Bill! {#Heartkiss}
Posted 10 years ago by ShamanManu    [ Reply ]
I really like this. It's kind of spooky and I normally hate spooky but there's something etheral to it that really hits a chord with me.
Posted 10 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]

Sounds like a theme from a Clint Eastwood Western


Posted 10 years ago by Kaisersosay    [ Reply ]
So good, thank you!
Posted 10 years ago by Bananda    [ Reply ]
Play it again, Bill. Please.
Posted 10 years ago by Hasan    [ Reply ]