Paul Simon: Quotes about time

Paul Simon is American musician, songwriter and producer. Explore interesting quotes on time.
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“Snowman sittin' in the sun doesn't have time to waste.”

Paul Simon

Beautiful
Song lyrics, Surprise (2006)

Time , Sun

“But you don't need to waste your time worrying about the marketplace,
Try to help the human race.
Struggling to survive its harshest hour.”

Paul Simon

Father and Daughter
Song lyrics, Surprise (2006)
Context: Trust your intuition.
It's just like goin' fishin'.
You cast your line and hope you get a bite.
But you don't need to waste your time worrying about the marketplace,
Try to help the human race.
Struggling to survive its harshest hour.

Time , Help

“Prayers offered in times of peace are silent conversations,”

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Wartime Prayers
Song lyrics, Surprise (2006)
Context: Prayers offered in times of peace are silent conversations,
Appeals for love, or love's release, in private invocationsBut all that is changed now.
Gone like a memory from the day before the fires.
People hungry for the voice of God
Hear lunatics and liars.Wartime prayers. Wartime prayers
In every language spoken.
For every family scattered and broken.

Peace , Time

“I'm on your side
When times get rough
And friends just can't be found
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down.”

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Bridge over Troubled Water
Song lyrics, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970)
Context: When you're weary
Feeling small
When tears are in your eyes
I will dry them all
I'm on your side
When times get rough
And friends just can't be found
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down.

Water , Time

“I'm on my way, I don't know where I'm goin',
I'm on my way, I'm takin' my time, but I don't know where.”

Paul Simon

Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
Song lyrics, Paul Simon (1972)
Context: I'm on my way, I don't know where I'm goin',
I'm on my way, I'm takin' my time, but I don't know where.
Goodbye to Rosie, the Queen of Corona
See you, me and Julio down by the schoolyard.

Way , Time

“A man walks down the street
It’s a street in a strange world
Maybe it’s the third world
Maybe it’s his first time around …
He looks around around
He sees angels in the architecture
Spinning in infinity
He says Amen and Hallelujah.”

Paul Simon

You Can Call Me Al
Song lyrics, Graceland (1986)

World , Angels , Time

“Time, time, time, see what's become of me,
While I looked around for my possibilities,
I was so hard to please,
But look around, the leaves are brown,
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter.”

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A Hazy Shade of Winter
Song lyrics, Bookends (1968)

Winter , Time

“I have gone through different phases in my music writing. There was a time when I used a little exercise — incorporating all of the twelve notes in the chromatic scale — to get me going. I used this technique for a while, but I don't any longer because I am going back to simpler melodies. Originally I moved away from the simple songs because I thought they were too simple.”

Paul Simon

"Songwriting" in Making Music (1983) edited by George Martin, p. 70

Music , Exercises , Time

“One and one half wandering Jews,
Free to wander wherever they choose,
Are travelling together in the Sangre de Christo,
The blood of Christ mountains of New Mexico,
On the last leg of a journey they started a long time ago,
The arc of a love affair,
Rainbows in the high desert air.”

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Hearts and Bones
Song lyrics, Hearts and Bones (1983)

Love , Travel , Mountain , Time

“The light through the stained glass was cobalt and red.
And the frayed cuffs and collars were mended by halos of golden thread.
The choir sang, "Once Upon a Time There Was An Ocean."
And all the old hymns and family names came fluttering down as leaves of emotion.
As nothing is different, but everything's changed.”

Paul Simon

Once Upon a Time There Was an Ocean
Song lyrics, Surprise (2006)

Family , Light , Change , Time

“Never been lonely,
Never been lied to,
Never had to scuffle in fear,
Nothing to dive to,
Born at the instant,
The church bells chime,
The whole world whispering,
You're born at the right time.”

Paul Simon

Born at the Right Time
Song lyrics, The Rhythm of the Saints (1990)

World , Fear , Time

“Sail on Silver Girl,
Sail on by
Your time has come to shine
All your dreams are on their way
See how they shine
If you need a friend
I'm sailing right behind…”

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Bridge over Troubled Water
Song lyrics, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970)

Dreams , Way , Girl , Time

“I met my old lover on the street last night,
She seemed so glad to see me, I just smiled,
And we talked about some old times, and we drank ourselves some beers,
Still crazy after all these years,
Oh, still crazy after all these years.”

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Still Crazy After All These Years
Song lyrics, Still Crazy After All These Years (1975)

Smile , Lovers , Beer , Time

“Seasons change with the scenery;
Weaving time in a tapestry.
Won't you stop and remember me
At any convenient time?”

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A Hazy Shade of Winter
Song lyrics, Bookends (1968)

Change , Time , Season

“Once upon a time there was an ocean.
But now it's a mountain range.
Something unstoppable put into motion.
Nothing is different, but everything's changed.”

Paul Simon

Once Upon a Time There Was an Ocean
Song lyrics, Surprise (2006)

Mountain , Change , Time