All The Time
from Wild & Precious Life by Sara Melson
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“All The Time” is about the delusion of immortality. The question that it asks, “Do you think you have all the time in the world?”, is really directed at myself, but it applies to all of us. It’s meant to be a wake-up call. Although I wrote it over a year ago, it feels especially prescient in the current moment.
Now more than ever, it’s impossible to escape into the fantasy that we have forever and ever stretching out before us -- that we can safely procrastinate prioritizing life, love, and connection. The days of pushing what is important further down the road are over, and in a lot of ways, that’s a good thing. When we embrace the reality that we all will die -- and that death could in fact come suddenly, at any moment -- we become much more keenly aware of and more deeply appreciate each and every day of life and health.
In terms of relationships, it’s especially easy to keep putting off committing, when you can tell yourself that you’ll get to that at some point, later on. Right now, alone in quarantine, I’m realizing that there is (literally) no time like the present. I’m feeling the loneliness that has resulted from my own seemingly endless stalling.
I wrote this song on New Year’s Eve 2019. I was by myself in an airbnb up in Ojai. It was a cold wintery night, and I felt very alone and like life was slipping past me.
However, when I went into the studio to record the song with my band, something transformational happened. Hearing it come to life with these amazingly talented, wonderful souls, their beautiful parts swirling all around me, was an epiphany. The song had morphed from its sad and tearful origins into a joyful, exuberant experience. It made me realize that there is an incredibly uplifting subtext to the song’s plaintive message: that today, right now, is precious and invaluable; that no one has all the time, not even me; but what we do have is today, right now, and for that, we are so blessed.
We recorded it live as a band and shot a concurrent video in the studio, which is fun to see, especially right now, when we can’t be in one room all playing together. It feels like watching a scene from a bygone era. I’ll be releasing the video soon. :)
Now more than ever, it’s impossible to escape into the fantasy that we have forever and ever stretching out before us -- that we can safely procrastinate prioritizing life, love, and connection. The days of pushing what is important further down the road are over, and in a lot of ways, that’s a good thing. When we embrace the reality that we all will die -- and that death could in fact come suddenly, at any moment -- we become much more keenly aware of and more deeply appreciate each and every day of life and health.
In terms of relationships, it’s especially easy to keep putting off committing, when you can tell yourself that you’ll get to that at some point, later on. Right now, alone in quarantine, I’m realizing that there is (literally) no time like the present. I’m feeling the loneliness that has resulted from my own seemingly endless stalling.
I wrote this song on New Year’s Eve 2019. I was by myself in an airbnb up in Ojai. It was a cold wintery night, and I felt very alone and like life was slipping past me.
However, when I went into the studio to record the song with my band, something transformational happened. Hearing it come to life with these amazingly talented, wonderful souls, their beautiful parts swirling all around me, was an epiphany. The song had morphed from its sad and tearful origins into a joyful, exuberant experience. It made me realize that there is an incredibly uplifting subtext to the song’s plaintive message: that today, right now, is precious and invaluable; that no one has all the time, not even me; but what we do have is today, right now, and for that, we are so blessed.
We recorded it live as a band and shot a concurrent video in the studio, which is fun to see, especially right now, when we can’t be in one room all playing together. It feels like watching a scene from a bygone era. I’ll be releasing the video soon. :)
lyrics
One day, who knows when
You’ll be drifting like the wind
You might want to hold somebody’s hand
Your legs won’t work like they used to
You’ll have to squint at the menu
Trust me someday soon you’ll understand
Do you think you have all the time in the world
Your mom and dad are getting old
Winter nights are dark and cold
But you hold out for the prize
Cuz it’s easier to be alone
Than let someone into your home
When love is here, right before your eyes
Oh, do you think you have all the time in the world
Back when I didn’t know
I let some good things go
Don’t do what I have done
Don’t wait forever for the one
I used to think I had all the time in the world
Do you think you have all the time
Do you think you have all the time
Do you think you have all, all, all, all the time
You’ll be drifting like the wind
You might want to hold somebody’s hand
Your legs won’t work like they used to
You’ll have to squint at the menu
Trust me someday soon you’ll understand
Do you think you have all the time in the world
Your mom and dad are getting old
Winter nights are dark and cold
But you hold out for the prize
Cuz it’s easier to be alone
Than let someone into your home
When love is here, right before your eyes
Oh, do you think you have all the time in the world
Back when I didn’t know
I let some good things go
Don’t do what I have done
Don’t wait forever for the one
I used to think I had all the time in the world
Do you think you have all the time
Do you think you have all the time
Do you think you have all, all, all, all the time
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from Wild & Precious Life,
released August 7, 2020
Written by Sara Melson, Song Children Publishing, BMI
Co-produced by Sara Melson & Danny Hechter. Engineered by Colin Liebich at Plastic Dog Recording, Los Angeles
Mixed and mastered by Rick Parker (Lord Huron, Joseph Arthur, BRMC) at The Sandbox, Los Angeles
Sara Melson - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Piano
Danny Hechter (Badflower, Jordan McGraw) - Guitar
Sean Sobash (Dominic Fike) - Bass
Koi Anunta - Violin
Jonas Streffer - Drums, Percussion
Written by Sara Melson, Song Children Publishing, BMI
Co-produced by Sara Melson & Danny Hechter. Engineered by Colin Liebich at Plastic Dog Recording, Los Angeles
Mixed and mastered by Rick Parker (Lord Huron, Joseph Arthur, BRMC) at The Sandbox, Los Angeles
Sara Melson - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Piano
Danny Hechter (Badflower, Jordan McGraw) - Guitar
Sean Sobash (Dominic Fike) - Bass
Koi Anunta - Violin
Jonas Streffer - Drums, Percussion
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Sara Melson Los Angeles, California
Sara Melson's insightful and inspiring lyrics and unique, distinctive voice led Yahoo Music to choose her as their "New Buzz Artist," calling her "one of the most fearless singer-songwriters on the planet." Her timeless, infectious, songs blur boundaries between folk, rock, pop, and country. Sara's songs have been featured in numerous film & TV shows, including Grey's Anatomy. ... more
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