Time to Kill
Gold & Youth Lyrics


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Poisoned hollowed townies
Wallow on our corners
Take the power lines back home

Burn the tallied autos,
Count the highest collar
Take their woes and daughters home
No burden kept, in calling lies
This is our time to feel
Just hardened heads to realign
This is our time to kill

Leave our hallowed counties
Wade into the waters
Piecing puzzles on our own

Age in patient autumn




Paying no mind to quarrels
Wash the colors from the board

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Gold & Youth's song "Time To Kill" convey a sense of restlessness and rebellion. The first two lines depict a town that has been poisoned and hollowed out, and the townies are wallowing on the corners - possibly a reference to people who have been left behind and have no direction or purpose. The next two lines talk about taking the power lines back home and burning the tallied autos, which could be interpreted as a metaphor for taking back control and making your own path. The line about counting the highest collar and taking their woes and daughters home could also be seen as a reference to wealth and privilege, and the desire to overthrow it and create a more equal society.


The chorus is a call to action - there is no burden in calling lies, it is our time to feel and realign our hardened heads. This is a time to kill, perhaps not literally, but to overthrow the old ways of thinking and make way for a new way of being.


The second verse talks about leaving the hallowed counties and wading into the waters, once again evoking a sense of leaving behind the old and embracing the new. We are piecing puzzles on our own and aging in patient autumn, paying no mind to quarrels and washing the colors from the board - a metaphor for putting aside differences and starting anew.


Overall, "Time To Kill" is a powerful anthem of defiance and rebellion, encouraging listeners to break free from the constraints of society and create something new and better.


Line by Line Meaning

Poisoned hollowed townies
Disenfranchised residents of a contaminated town


Wallow on our corners
Lack of direction or purpose


Take the power lines back home
Retreat from the influence of societal structures


Burn the tallied autos,
Reject the materialistic symbols of success


Count the highest collar
Challenging the ruling class


Take their woes and daughters home
Assuming responsibility for the consequences of society's failures


No burden kept, in calling lies
The weight of speaking the truth is bearable


This is our time to feel
An embrace of individual expression and emotional honesty


Just hardened heads to realign
Coming to terms with personal struggles and resetting priorities


This is our time to kill
A call to end the status quo and enact meaningful change


Leave our hallowed counties
Abandoning the limiting beliefs of one's community


Wade into the waters
Entering a state of transition or letting go


Piecing puzzles on our own
Finding solutions through independent thought and exploration


Age in patient autumn
Embracing the slow, natural process of growth and change


Paying no mind to quarrels
Rejecting petty arguments and distractions


Wash the colors from the board
Starting fresh and removing the stains of past mistakes




Lyrics © ARTS & CRAFTS MUSIC INC DBA GALLERYAC MUSIC
Written by: JEFFREY MITCHELMORE, MATTHEW LYALL, MURRAY MCKENZIE

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