Time of No Reply is a 1986 compilation album featuring outtakes and alterna… Read Full Bio ↴Time of No Reply is a 1986 compilation album featuring outtakes and alternative versions of songs by English folk singer Nick Drake. It was also included as the fourth disc of the 1986 version of the Nick Drake box set Fruit Tree. All songs by Nick Drake, except "Been Smoking Too Long," by Robin Frederick Notes Nick Drake performs vocals and acoustic guitar on all songs, except where indicated otherwise. The Island executive who compiled the Made To Love Magic collection has indicated plans to remaster Time of No Reply (which was not originally released on Island, but on Hannibal Records), with a different track listing.
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Time of No Reply
Nick Drake Lyrics
Been Smoking Too Long Well I wake up in the morning Look at my clock Its…
Black Eyed Dog A black eyed dog he called at my door A black…
Clothes Of Sand Who has dressed you in strange clothes of sand? Who has…
Fly Please give me a second grace Please give me a second…
Hanging On A Star Why leave me hanging on a star? When you deem me…
I Was Made to Love Magic I was born to love no one No one to love…
Joey Joey will come, to see your flowers Joey will come, to…
Man in a Shed Well there was a man who lived in a shed Spent…
Mayfair Mayfair strange in the morning light Mayfair strange in the …
Rider On The Wheel And now you know my name But I don't feel the…
Strange Meeting II Deep down in the depths of forgotten dreams So far away,…
The Thoughts of Mary Jane Who can know The thoughts of Mary Jane Why she flies Or goes…
Time of No Reply Summer was gone and the heat died down And Autumn reached…
Voice from the mountain Voice from the mountain And a voice from the sea Voice in…
Preston
on Kimbie
And I need a Mackinaw
Preston
on Kimbie
hawl
Preston
on Kimbie
It's not a show. It's a shawl. The point here is that can be once a luxury item, a shawl that costs $9, while the speaker needs a Mackinaw, which is a practical warm coat. She "wants" something, but he "needs" something.
Preston
on Kimbie
Kimbie wants a nine dollar show
Kimbie desires a performance that costs exactly nine dollars
Kimbie wants a nine dollar show
Kimbie repeatedly expresses her desire for a nine dollar performance
She wants a nine dollar show
Kimbie is insistent on attending a nine dollar show
And I need
The artist has a need that is yet to be revealed
Well Kimbie let your hair hang down
The artist is telling Kimbie to let her hair loose and relax
Kimbie let your hair hang down
The singer repeats his request to Kimbie, urging her to let go of her worries
Let your hair hang down
The singer encourages Kimbie to let her hair down, implying that she should stop worrying and enjoy herself
T'il it touches the ground
The artist suggests that Kimbie should let her hair down completely
Well Kimbie let your hair hang down
The artist reminds Kimbie to let go of her worries as he intends to depart soon
Kimbie let your hair hang down
The artist emphasizes the importance of Kimbie letting her hair down before he leaves
Cause come the morning I’ll be gone
The singer implies that he will not stay for long
Well Kimbie where you been so long
The artist questions Kimbie's whereabouts since he last saw her
I’ve been down in your state pen
Kimbie has spent time in a prison located in the singer's state
With those rough and rowdy
Kimbie has been surrounded by aggressive and unruly people
Rough and rowdy men
The people Kimbie has been surrounded by in prison are male and are known for their aggressive behaviour
Well Kimbie where you been so long
The artist repeats his question, wondering where Kimbie has been and why she has been away for so long
And I gotta go back again
Kimbie reveals that she has to return to prison once again
Well I wished I was a mole in the ground
The singer expresses his wish to be a mole that burrows underground
I wished I were a mole in the ground
The singer repeats his desire to become a mole
I was a mole in the ground
The artist imagines himself as a mole burrowing beneath the surface of the earth
And that I’d tear this mountain
The artist imagines himself digging through a mountain
I’d tear this mountain down
The artist would use his strength to destroy a mountain if he were a mole
Wished I was a mole in the ground
The singer repeats his desire to become a mole, implying that he wants to be free from the burdens of the human world
Dave
on Free Ride
That interpretation isn't correct at all.