Tic toc
Dellé feat. Gentleman Lyrics


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You feel young but your body seems to fall part
Damn rich but your health is a disaster
Still strong and your will took you very far
Try to keep the pace. Time is running faster
Keep telling all the stories of your sunny past
Deep dwelling in the glory of your movie park
With all the songs and the pics and the posters
Close your eyes, hands up, rollercoaster
You belong to the wild youth of yesterday
For this bruise there ain't no plaster
Nobody wanna hear what you've got to say
For this itch I can't find a scratcher
Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc
Time's on your heels and you can't go faster
Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc
Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc
Time's on your heels and you can't go faster
Tic Toc Tic Toc - Time is up
Feel young again.
Damn strong again
Flash around, taken a young and juicy girlfriend
Buy her all you can,
to see her smiling
Posh car. Full horsepower engine
Accelerate it to the powerslide pull away - Fire!
Exaggerate it to the max, loosing energy - Power!
Feeling week, got to fill up your battery - More Fire!
Heart attack. Take it slow, cause you know
You belong to the wild youth of yesterday
For this bruise there ain't no plaster
Nobody wanna hear what you've got to say
For this itch I can't find a scratcher
Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc
Time's on your heels and you can't go faster
Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc
Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc
Time's on your heels and you can't go faster
Tic Toc Tic Toc - Time is up
You belong to the wild youth of yesterday
You're loosing your cojones everyday
Nobody wanna hear what you've got to say
Your brain is shrinking and your hair is getting grey
You belong to the wild youth of yesterday
Simply nothing you can do in anyway
Nobody wanna hear what you´ve got to say
You'll fade away
Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc
Time's on your heels and you can't go faster
Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc
Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc
Time's on your heels and you can't go faster
Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc -Time is up




Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc -Time is up
Tic Toc Tic Toc - Time is up

Overall Meaning

The song "Tic Toc" by Dellé feat. Gentleman is a reflection on the fleeting nature of time and aging. The lyrics acknowledge the desire to hold onto youth, but also recognize that with time comes inevitable physical decline. The opening stanza describes a conflict between feeling young mentally while the body begins to fail. The second stanza speaks to the desire to relive past glories and maintain a sense of youth, but also acknowledges that youth cannot be regained, and the more one tries to grasp it, the faster time slips away. The final stanza is an acceptance that youth and vitality are fleeting and will fade away, no matter how hard one tries to hold onto them.


The song uses the metaphor of a ticking clock to represent the passage of time, and the repeated refrain of "Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc" reinforces this theme. The lyrics also touch on other themes such as materialism and the pursuit of pleasure, but ultimately return to the idea that time waits for no one.


Line by Line Meaning

You feel young but your body seems to fall apart
Although you may feel young in your mind, your physical health is deteriorating.


Damn rich but your health is a disaster
Despite being wealthy, your state of health is in a terrible condition.


Still strong and your will took you very far
Your strong determination has led you to accomplish great things.


Try to keep the pace. Time is running faster
Keep up with the speed of life, as time keeps passing by at an increasing rate.


Keep telling all the stories of your sunny past
Recounting the good times of your past has become a habitual action for you.


Deep dwelling in the glory of your movie park
You often reminisce and revel in the memories of happier times.


With all the songs and the pics and the posters
The various music, pictures and posters you possess serve as reminders of your past experiences.


Close your eyes, hands up, rollercoaster
Imagine yourself on a rollercoaster, closing your eyes and raising your hands up in thrill.


You belong to the wild youth of yesterday
You are part of the wild, youthful lifestyle of the past.


For this bruise there ain't no plaster
The emotional wound you suffering from cannot be healed by any kind of remedy.


Nobody wanna hear what you've got to say
No one is interested in hearing what you have to say.


For this itch I can't find a scratcher
The discomfort you are experiencing cannot be relieved by any known solution.


Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc
Repetitive ticking sound of the clock signifying that time is fleeting.


Time's on your heels and you can't go faster
Time is chasing after you and there is no way for you to move quicker.


Time is up
Metaphorically implying that time is running out for you.


Feel young again.
Wanting to experience youthfulness once more.


Damn strong again
Longing for the strength and vitality one possessed in the past.


Flash around, taken a young and juicy girlfriend
Wanting to flaunt one's new youthful lover to others.


Buy her all you can, to see her smiling
Purchasing gifts for your lover as an attempt to make them happy.


Posh car. Full horsepower engine
Owning an expensive car equipped with a powerful engine.


Accelerate it to the powerslide pull away - Fire!
Driving at a high speed and engaging in a quick maneuver.


Exaggerate it to the max, loosing energy - Power!
Pushing your limits to the maximum extent possible, while also losing energy.


Feeling weak, got to fill up your battery - More Fire!
Feeling tired and needing to rejuvenate oneself in order to continue pushing harder.


Heart attack. Take it slow, cause you know
Experiencing a moment of physical distress and needing to slow down accordingly.


You're losing your cojones every day
Your courage and vitality are both slowly diminishing over time.


Your brain is shrinking and your hair is getting grey
Your mental faculties are deteriorating, and you are experiencing the physical signs of old age.


Simply nothing you can do in anyway
There's nothing that can be done to stop the aging process.


You'll fade away
You will inevitably disappear and cease to exist.




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@melody7655

[Verse 1: Dellé]
You feel young but your body seems to fall apart
Damn rich but your health is a disaster
Still strong and your will took you very far
Try to keep the pace. Time is running faster

[Gentleman:]
Keep telling all the stories of your sunny past
Deep dwelling in the glory of your movie park
With all the songs and the pics and the posters
Close your eyes, hands up, rollercoaster

[Pre-Chorus - Gentleman:]
You belong to the wild youth of yesterday
[Dellé:]
For this bruise there ain't no plaster
[Gentleman:]
Nobody wanna hear what you've got to say
[Dellé:]
For this itch I can't find a scratcher

[Chorus]
Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc
Time's on your heels and you can't go faster
Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc
Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc
Time's on your heels and you can't go faster
Tic Toc Tic Toc - Time is up

[Verse 2 - Dellé:]
Feel young again. Damn strong again
Flash around, taken a young and juicy girlfriend
[Gentleman:]
Buy her all you can, to see her smiling
Posh car. Full horsepower engine
[Dellé:]
Accelerate it to the powerslide pull away - Fire!
[Gentleman:]
Exaggerate it to the max, loosing energy - Power!
[Dellé:]
Feeling week, got to fill up your battery - More Fire!
[Gentleman:]
Heart attack. Take it slow, cause you know

[Pre-Chorus - Gentleman:]
You belong to the wild youth of yesterday
[Dellé:]
For this bruise there ain't no plaster
[Gentleman:]
Nobody wanna hear what you've got to say
[Dellé:]
For this itch I can't find a scratcher

[Chorus]
Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc
Time's on your heels and you can't go faster
Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc
Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc
Time's on your heels and you can't go faster
Tic Toc Tic Toc - Time is up

[Pre Chorus 2: Gentleman]
You belong to the wild youth of yesterday
[Dellé:]
You're loosing your cojones everyday
[Gentleman:]
Nobody wanna hear what you've got to say
[Dellé:]
Your brain is shrinking and your hair is getting grey
[Gentleman:]
You belong to the wild youth of yesterday
[Dellé:]
Simply nothing you can do in anyway
[Gentleman:]
Nobody wanna hear what you´ve got to say
[Dellé:]
You'll fade away

[Chorus]
Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc
Time's on your heels and you can't go faster
Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc
Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc
Time's on your heels and you can't go faster
Tic Toc Tic Toc - Time is up (3x)



All comments from YouTube:

@mik.4864

wOw was für ein featuring! 😍
GENTLEMAN UND DELLE
IHR SEID DIE BESTEN
I LOVE YOU
BIG UP💓
FROM
SWITZERLAND

@chicquita1000

suuuuper!!!!!! I lov Delle rythm`s ;) <3
großes Herz für die Musik ! Ich liebe diese Rhythmen !

@Unendlichkeit.

Mi just love when dellé pan di rhythm and gentleman also pan di ting

@mariostaka1774

finally you two guys!!!! i'm waiting for hmm this song over 10 years :)

@gerojorge

grande delle....(SEEED) vuelvan pronto a chile

@simonuontheroad

nice collabo! ^^

@viktorcoco4986

Ist das gefilmt in der Villa 31 in Buenos Aires?

@melody7655

[Verse 1: Dellé]
You feel young but your body seems to fall apart
Damn rich but your health is a disaster
Still strong and your will took you very far
Try to keep the pace. Time is running faster

[Gentleman:]
Keep telling all the stories of your sunny past
Deep dwelling in the glory of your movie park
With all the songs and the pics and the posters
Close your eyes, hands up, rollercoaster

[Pre-Chorus - Gentleman:]
You belong to the wild youth of yesterday
[Dellé:]
For this bruise there ain't no plaster
[Gentleman:]
Nobody wanna hear what you've got to say
[Dellé:]
For this itch I can't find a scratcher

[Chorus]
Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc
Time's on your heels and you can't go faster
Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc
Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc
Time's on your heels and you can't go faster
Tic Toc Tic Toc - Time is up

[Verse 2 - Dellé:]
Feel young again. Damn strong again
Flash around, taken a young and juicy girlfriend
[Gentleman:]
Buy her all you can, to see her smiling
Posh car. Full horsepower engine
[Dellé:]
Accelerate it to the powerslide pull away - Fire!
[Gentleman:]
Exaggerate it to the max, loosing energy - Power!
[Dellé:]
Feeling week, got to fill up your battery - More Fire!
[Gentleman:]
Heart attack. Take it slow, cause you know

[Pre-Chorus - Gentleman:]
You belong to the wild youth of yesterday
[Dellé:]
For this bruise there ain't no plaster
[Gentleman:]
Nobody wanna hear what you've got to say
[Dellé:]
For this itch I can't find a scratcher

[Chorus]
Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc
Time's on your heels and you can't go faster
Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc
Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc
Time's on your heels and you can't go faster
Tic Toc Tic Toc - Time is up

[Pre Chorus 2: Gentleman]
You belong to the wild youth of yesterday
[Dellé:]
You're loosing your cojones everyday
[Gentleman:]
Nobody wanna hear what you've got to say
[Dellé:]
Your brain is shrinking and your hair is getting grey
[Gentleman:]
You belong to the wild youth of yesterday
[Dellé:]
Simply nothing you can do in anyway
[Gentleman:]
Nobody wanna hear what you´ve got to say
[Dellé:]
You'll fade away

[Chorus]
Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc
Time's on your heels and you can't go faster
Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc
Tici Tici Toc Tic Tici Tici Toc
Time's on your heels and you can't go faster
Tic Toc Tic Toc - Time is up (3x)

@rob.loz.93

big up!

@koljabreese

erinnert ein bischen an sekundenschlaf vom pierre, aber dat duo is top :D

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