Child in Time

Deep Purple

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Album:

Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple

Released: 14 Jul 2008

Wiki:

"Child in Time" is a rock song by British hard rock band Deep Purple. Featured on their 1970 album Deep Purple in Rock, the song is 10 minutes and 17 seconds long. Written by the band in 1969, it is said by the band members themselves to have been inspired by a riff featured in a song by Purple contemporaries It's a Beautiful Day, called "Bombay Calling". The riff was played on violins and very much faster in tempo. "Child in Time" is an essentially simple composition, featuring an organ intro, three power chords, and a two minute long solo. Lyrically dark, it is set around the theme of Cold War. Vocalist Ian Gillan utilizes his full vocal range and goes from quiet singing to loud, high-pitched, banshee-esque screaming. Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore comes in with a slow solo, which builds up to a fast-pace playing and then ends abruptly, with the whole song cycle starting over again. A staple of the Deep Purple live concerts in 1970–73, the song has not featured regularly at concerts since the reunion of the line up in 1993. Gillan cites many personal reasons for leaving the song out, but it is likely that, given his advancing years, the song is becoming increasingly difficult to perform without sampled vocal backings. Its last appearance in Deep Purple's live set was at Harrogate in 2002. In that performance, high-pitched guitar was used to cover up Gillan's now-limited vocal range during the "screaming" parts. A similar technique is used on current live performances of "Space Truckin'". Definitive live version of the song appears on the Made in Japan album.

Lyrics:

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[Intro] [Verse 1] Sweet child, in time, you'll see the line The line that's drawn between good and bad See the blind man shooting at the world Bullets flying taking toll If you've been bad, oh Lord, I bet you have And you've not been hit by flying lead You'd better close your eyes (Ooohhhh) You'd better bow your head Wait for the ricochet [Bridge] Uhhh-uhhh-uhhh Uhhh-uhhh-uhhh Uhhh-uh-uh Uhhh-uhh Uhhh-uhhh-uhhh Uhhh-uhhh-uhhh Uhhh-uh-uh Uhhh-uhh Ahhh-ahhh-ahhh Ahhh-ahhh-ahhh Ahhh-ah-ah I wanna hear you screaming Ahhh-ahhh-ahhh Ahhh-ahhh-ahhh Ahhh-ah-ah [Buildup] Aaah-aaah-aaah Aaah-aaah-aaah Aaah-ah-ah Aaah-aaah-aaah Aaah-aaah-aaah Aaah-ah-ah [Instrumental break 3:16-6:38] [Guitar Solo] [Keyboard] [Verse 2] Sweet child, in time, you'll see the line The line that's drawn between good and bad See the blind man shooting at the world Bullets flying taking toll If you've been bad, Lord I bet you have And you've not been hit by flying lead You'd better close your eyes (Ooohhhh) You'd better bow your head Wait for the ricochet [Bridge] Uhhh-uhhh-uhhh Uhhh-uhhh-uhhh Uhhh-uh-uh Uhhh-uhh Uhhh-uhhh-uhhh Uhhh-uhhh-uhhh Uhhh-uh-uh Uhhh-uhh Aaah-aaah-aaah Aaah-aaah-aaah Aaah-ah-ah Ah, I gotta hear you screaming Aaah-aaah-aaah Aaah-aaah-aaah Aaah-ah-ah Ah Aaah-aaah-aaah Aaah-aaah-aaah Aaah-ah-ah Aaah-aaah-aaah Aaah-aaah-aaah Aaah-ah-ah [Outro] Oh, oh, oh Oh God, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh God, no They're gonna do it Help! Help! Help! Help! Help! Help! Oh, oh, oh, oh Aaaaaahhhhh Aaaaaahhhhh Aaaaaahhhhh Ooohhhh