In Time
Army (Fritzmaurice Williams) was born and raised on St. Croix, Virgin Islan… Read Full Bio ↴Army (Fritzmaurice Williams) was born and raised on St. Croix, Virgin Islands. He began his musical journey at the age of five as a member of the youth choir at the church his family attended. Little did he know that he was laying the foundation for what would become a very promising musical career. Determined to explore a variety of styles, he learned to play the saxophone, became a member of a jazz band and sang in various local bands. After relocating to the New York City, completing his education, and serving in the US Army (which is how he got his name), Army returned home and became deeply involved in the local reggae scene. In the early 70's, Jamaica was bubbling with an incredible amount of untapped musical and vocal talents. That same level of energy, enthusiasm and potential is present today in the Virgin Island of St. Croix. Army is to be counted among the many conscious singers and players of instruments from St. Croix who are worthy of international recognition. The voice of Army first surfaced several years ago on the famously vital (though obscure) compilation Eastbound. Soon after, Army contributed several selections to the Homegrown compilation album. In 2000, Army's first album -Yesterday's News - was released on Glamorous Records, with production provided by Dean Pond. In 2002, Army linked up with Dub Rise Records who released his second album, Struggler, along with a re-release of Yesterday's News. 2003 saw Army releasing the single Calling Jah Army, a powerful duet with Luciano. This year, Army's song, I Don't Know is included on Bambu Station's acclaimed compilation, Talkin' Roots II. With this solid foundation of tunes under his belt, Army embarked on the recording of his highly anticipated third album, Rasta Awake. Largely produced by legendary guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Tuff Lion (of Bambu Station), Rasta Awake is a masterpiece of all-live instrumentation roots reggae. The 13 tracks on the album capture Army at previously unseen creative heights. His poetic songwriting challenges and connects with the listener in a way that few other songwriters are able. Army's voice - while influenced by such artists as Nat King Cole, Dennis Brown and Freddie McGregor - is unique in all of contemporary reggae with its amazing ability to be both deeply soothing and intensely energizing. With a voice as invigorating and free as the wind, and with word sound utterances that penetrate hearts and minds, Army's mission is clear. He is firmly committed to using his music as a weapon in the war for spiritual renewal and justice for all peoples. As Army describes: I want to send positive universal messages to people through my music, without the commercialism we see so much today For me the music is a healing. I feel that the music healed me, took me to places where I could have not necessarily have been without it. I also feel that if someone could walk away with some type of healing, (that) they could be touched in some kind of way, they could associate themselves with some aspect of the music and then say 'wow,' maybe I'll make it after all. If I could shine some light some how, I would know that I have done something. Army continues to do something special for all those with ears to hear this unique and much-needed voice.

In Time
Army Lyrics


Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴  Line by Line Meaning ↴

There'll be a hot time in the town of Berlin
When the Yanks go marching in
I wanna be there boy and spread some joy
When they take old Berlin

There'll be a hot time in the town of Berlin
When the Brooklyn boys begin
To take the joint apart and tear it down
When they take old Berlin

They're gonna start a row and show them how
We paint the town back in Kokomo
They're gonna take a hike through Hitler's Reich
And change the "Heil" to "Whatcha-know-Joe"

There'll be a hot time in the town of Berlin
When the Yanks go marching in
How you gonna keep 'em happy down on the farm
After they take Berlin (poor Adolf)

When they go marching in (sweep Hitler)
When they take old Berlin (?)
What-what-what'd you believe? (?)




After they take Berlin
We go "Heil", "Heil" right in the Führer's face

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Army's song "In Time" express the desire to travel back in time to a previous relationship and rekindle the love that was once shared. The singer longs to be noticed by the former love interest, reminiscing about their memories of being together in the past. The lyrics describe a feeling of nostalgia for a simpler time when the two of them were happy together. The songwriter expresses the hope of going back in time to remind the person of their old relationship and make them fall in love once again. The lyrics also depict the concept of time and how it can both unite and separate us- the memories we had with someone can feel like a time when everything was perfect and going back can make us feel like we can be in that time forever.


Throughout the song, the singer describes different aspects of time and travel, from the Stone Age to the Model T, highlighting how the concept of time can elude our understanding. They talk about the paradoxes of time, the long-lost past, and how memories about a relationship can change over time. The lyrics suggest the idea that the past does not necessarily dictate our future, implying that one can learn from failed relationships to improve future ones. The song is an ode to memories and the desire to capture the past as the singer sees it.


Line by Line Meaning

Lucky you look down do you notice me
Do you recognize me now that you've achieved success?


Do you remember, the way it used to be
Can you recall how things were between us in the past?


Some summer, much younger
In a season many years ago when we were both very young


Way over the under pass
In a location beyond the underpass


I thought those days would last
I believed that our relationship would endure forever


I'll travel time, flashback and make you mine, before your star shined
I will journey through time and try to rekindle our connection from before you became famous


I'll go back and find you and somehow remind you
I will locate you in the past and attempt to jog your memory


The way that we were in the days far behind you
I hope to bring back memories of our past relationship


A wrinkle in time way back when you were mine
A distant memory of the time when you and I were together


throwing wishes in well, no parachute
We took risks without considering the consequences


You were half way hot and I was kinda cute
You were attractive and I was charming


Together forever till time came and severed
Our relationship was supposed to be permanent, but time drove us apart


What ever we had then is coming round again
Our past connection may resurface in the present


stone age 2nd round, Big Ben falling down, Model T turnaround, back in time
I will travel back to different eras to try to rekindle our relationship


Long lost looking glass, afghan covered past, HG wouldn't last, back in time
I will visit different places in hopes of recapturing what we once had


Concrete buried deep, cobblestone back street, quantum physic leap, back in time
I will go to various locations and even make impossible jumps through time to try to retrieve what we once had


Crash land planet ape, rewind, great escape, I've got shotgun, back in time
Even if the journey is dangerous, I will do whatever it takes to try to make you mine again


And I rode the bench on life's sideline, count down 3, 2, 1
In the past, I was not as successful as you and felt like an outsider


I'll go back and find you and somehow remind you
I will look for you in the past and use various methods to trigger your memories


The way that we were in the days far behind you
I hope to recollect the times when you and I shared a relationship


A wrinkle in time way back when you were mine
A blurred memory of a time before we separated




Lyrics © THE MUSIC GOES ROUND, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Johnny Devries, Joe Bushkin

Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
To comment on or correct specific content, highlight it

TRACKS
Genre not found
Artist not found
Album not found
Search results not found
Song not found
Comments from YouTube:

Jessica Blair

I'm aware this video is over a year old... but this is the most helpful and informative video I've watched about this. I know what military time is, and how to use it, but your video had so much more detail and easy little info snippets!! thank you Sir!

Rusty Shackleford

This was the most helpful military time video I have watched. Thank you for having a great, well informed video. Thank you, Sir.

Pizza PoundCake

If your mental math is so sad that even subtracting 12 feels like too much work, just subtract 2. For example, 14-2 = 12 (2nd # in 12 = 2 PM) 18 - 2 = 16 (2nd # in 16 = 6 PM); 22 - 2 = 20 (2nd # in 20 = 10 PM); etc.

Steve Kurtas

Also, think of it this way. Civilian time is smaller numbers (1-12). So you need to ADD 2 to convert to military time. And Military time is the larger numbers (1-24) so you need to SUBTRACT 2 to convert to civilian time.

Danni Davis

Thank you for explaining this so simply! I started a new job and this is very helpful! Glad I watched and received a bonus with dates explained as well!

jka 121

I’ve changed my phone time to 24 hour clock to get used to it

HeyBigChris

jka 121 These things happen.

Rixku

jka 121 I did the same.

Pikachujizzrainbow

same here

J Rudy Morgan Clark

Me too man and is much better.

More Comments

More Versions