Epica - This Is The Time Lyrics






This is the time
We've waited too long
And I'm wondering where I belong?
We have lost
We're out of control
When we fail nature speaks to us all

This is the time
I'll tell you why the world's left alone
Now's the time to make right what's wrong
We have lost
We're out of control
If we're stray can we hear nature's call?
When we fail nature speaks to us all

This is the time
So what's the world to be?
Just a luxury?
A temporary scene?
But what have we got when it's gone away?
And we need to come to see
What the earth should be
A sanctuary free
A renewed paradise is still alive

This is the time
The sky and the sea
We speak the paragons
We planted the seed
We have lost
We're out of control
If we're stray can we hear nature's call?
When we fail nature speaks to us all

This is the time
So what's the world to be?
Just a luxury?
A temporary scene?
But what have we got when it's gone away?
And we need to come to see what the earth should be
A sanctuary free
All that we've sacrificed in the end has its price
A renewed paradise's still alive in our eyes

This is the time
So what's the world to be?
Just a luxury?
A temporary scene?
But what have we got when it's gone away?
And we need to come to see what the earth should be
A sanctuary free
All that we've sacrificed in the end has its price
A renewed paradise's still alive in our eyes

It's still alive in our eyes





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  1. Y.... ....

    This song is underrated:(

  2. E.... M....

    Mds 😭😭😭 chorei com essa canção

  3. C.... F....

    Damn I love this song!!!!

  4. F.... R....

    2019, still listen to good music

  5. S.... ....

    World leaders and the retarded people that vote for these leaders don't give a shit about world destruction

  6. S.... W....

    #SaveAmazon

  7. K.... ....

    La humanidad es el cancer de este planeta

  8. e.... m....

    I listen to the song while reading the comments. I came to a point to pause the song in order to leave my comment. Are we (the people) totally stupid or paranoid? First we destroy the Nature and then we cry and fight each other for the salvation of the little things that we did not destroy.
    I am a beekeeper from Greece, I produce my own homemade facial and body products made from my bees wax, honey, herbs and distilled water. The only animal tested on, is ME.
    Every year I buy and plant 10-30 trees in the region I leave and work. Not only, is good for my bees, but for me and for everyone of you.
    Every time, at every location that I place and inspect my beehives I collect the thrush that other people leave behind. I also take measures to prevent wild fires and accidental fires.
    This is a mental state of mine from the day I understood my self as Person and a part of the Animal Kingdom, since I was 10 years old and for the last 33 years. I love and try to protect all the members of the Animal Kingdom (except cockroaches, they give me goosebumps ).
    I am not trying to do all these things, I just do them and I also gather other people around me to help.
    And Yes, I eat meet and I have 3 leather jackets made from cowhide.
    When I was 10 years old I saw for the first time the country around my fathers hometown after a "accidental" fire. I wept and I felt sad and helpless and then I felt mad and really pissed off with the person/s who set the fire and burned a pine forest and all the wild animals in order to build their vacation houses.
    In 2018 my hometown suffered another devastating "accidental" fire (there was yet another one 10 years ago). Last year we had over 100 human casualties. "National Tragedy" was the title of the global press and media.
    It was a National Tragedy because we had people dead, burned to crisp, children, newborn, old and young people... what about the trees? what about the animals? We wept and we are still weeping but we also have fires...
    Stop weeping, stop arguing, stop watching, stop talking and TAKE ACTION!
    Do something, is better than doing NOTHING, but talking in the comments is not something.... is LESS THAN NOTHING!
    Plant a tree, save a animal, pick up some thrush or stop littering. Stop consuming products that pollute or their production destroys the environment.
    Those things are SOMETHING, comments as; "the singer is wearing animal tested products" are NOTHING or even petty jealousy.
    Have a nice day my fellow metalheads and all the others music lovers.

  9. J.... A....

    Amazonas 🙏♥️🌿🌴🌿🌱

  10. A.... P....

    Que feo video y no me refiero al mensaje si no a la produccion esta muy de bajo presupuesto

  11. M.... Z....

    This is the only dislike I've given to Epica. Feels like a sin, but sorry.
    What a lame bullshit video/song/lyrics.

  12. V.... B....

    Linsten this song crying after the sky get dark by the ashes of amazons florest

  13. b.... ....

    Beautiful song. The ONLY way we can save our beautiful planet is by eating a vegan diet. Over 90 percent of Amazon deforestation is caused by animal agriculture. Watch COWSPIRACY 💚

  14. D.... B....

    Every band does the 'Earth Song' thing. Except Epica has kept it fresh and totally not corny. The lyrics aren't explicit. They retain poetry. And the video, while it is just standard clips of nature and men polluting it, there is some brilliant symbolism. I love the perplexed yet annoyed look in Simone's face as the black oil drips on her head and rolls down her face like tears.

  15. C.... K....

    Could there be anything more terrible than this shitty song
    What crap

  16. �.... �....

    A quien mas lo hizo llorar esta maravillosa canción que representa el planeta tan maravillosamente 💖💖💖💖

  17. M.... M....

    this song makes me cry thinking about life nature death and see beautiful voice and woman somine best song ever

  18. C.... A....

    Need the tab to this song...please.....pretty please

  19. M.... S....

    Song about life from a band that probably worships the Devil and the NWO

    M.... S....

    you're ignorant fucking bitch,

    M.... S....

    lol why would you even assume things like that?
    their contents are very wholesome

  20. L.... E....

    Música linda... assim como todas do Epica são <3

    L.... E....

    Larissa Gomes, eu não consigo parar de ouvir isso kkkkkkkkkk

    L.... E....

    kkkkkkk somos dois

    L.... E....

    +Larissa Gomes, já te considero minha amiga kkkkkkkk

    L.... E....

    +Larissa Gomes, tem facebook? Kkkkk

    L.... E....

    {\__/}
    ( • ͜ • )
    />☕ vdd rs

  21. �.... ....

    She's as beautiful as this song.

  22. M.... C....

    The final speech of Before the Flood documentary was so moving, then I switched to this song, its a very beautiful song.

  23. U.... ....

    Epica pushing global warming hoax? Damn, I guess I can't be a fan anymore. :(

  24. A.... H....

    I cried.... this is sooo beautiful

  25. L.... A....

    the earth is flat

    L.... A....

    lmao no this not stop reading conspiracy theories

  26. P.... ....

    This almost made me go green....almost.

  27. h.... f....

    This is the time
    We've waited too long
    And I'm wondering where I belong?
    We have lost
    We're out of control
    When we fail nature speaks to us all

    This is the time
    I'll tell you why the world's left alone
    Now's the time to make right what's wrong
    We have lost
    We're out of control
    If we're stray can we hear nature's call?
    When we fail nature speaks to us all

    This is the time
    So what's the world to be?
    Just a luxury?
    A temporary scene?
    But what have we got when it's gone away?
    And we need to come to see
    What the earth should be
    A sanctuary free
    A renewed paradise is still alive
    This is the time
    The sky and the sea
    We speak the paragons
    We planted the seed
    We have lost
    We're out of control
    If we're stray can we hear nature's call?
    When we fail nature speaks to us all

    This is the time
    So what's the world to be?
    Just a luxury?
    A temporary scene?
    But what have we got when it's gone away?
    And we need to come to see what the earth should be
    A sanctuary free
    All that we've sacrificed in the end has its price
    A renewed paradise's still alive in our eyes

    This is the time
    So what's the world to be?
    Just a luxury?
    A temporary scene?
    But what have we got when it's gone away?
    And we need to come to see what the earth should be
    A sanctuary free
    All that we've sacrificed in the end has its price
    A renewed paradise's still alive in our eyes

    It's still alive in our eyes

    h.... f....

    Thxxxx uuuuu !!!

  28. J.... B....

    so nice i hear it for the first time now and its amazing

  29. H.... U....

    This is the time
    We waited too long
    And I'm wondering
    Where I belong

    We have lost
    We're out of control
    When we fail nature speaks to us all

    This is the time
    I'll tell you why
    The world's left alone
    Now's the time
    to make right what's wrong

    We have lost
    We're out of control
    If we're straight can we hear nature's call
    When we fail nature speaks to us all

    This is the time
    So what's the world to be
    Just a luxury
    A temporary sing?
    But what have we got
    When is gone away?
    We need to come to see
    What the Earth should be: a santuary free
    A renewed paradise still alive

    This is the time
    The sky and the sea
    We speak the paragons
    We planted to seed

    We have lost
    We're out of control
    If we're straight can we hear nature's call
    When we fail nature speaks to us all

    This is the time
    So what's the world to be
    Just a luxury
    A temporary sing?
    But what have we got
    When is gone away?
    We need to come to see
    What the Earth should be: a santuary free
    All that we sacrified
    In the end has it's price
    A renewed paradise still alive
    In your eyes

    This is the time
    So what's the world to be
    Just a luxury
    A temporary sing?
    But what have we got
    When is gone away?
    We need to come to see
    What the Earth should be: a santuary free
    All that we sacrified
    In the end has it's price
    A renewed paradise still alive
    In your eyes

    Still alive in your eyes

  30. R.... M....

    3:31 o_O

  31. D.... J....

    What a captivating song.

  32. E.... S....

    THIS IS THE FUCKING TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We need to do something! Epica are regular people as ordinary as us....they can make music to help but we need to make the little changes every person can make that all together will make the difference...

    I'm crying here...I'm a person that hates living in the city...I feel I'm fighting my nature...

    We are fighting against Nature...when we are part of it!!!!!!!!!!!



    For as much that you (and I) love Simone's eyes, beauty, voice, thinking as if she's naked (really???? that's a comment down there?????) ............ Stop and think...if you have some ...a rest of you inner nature left...if you're still an animal and not a robot made by government television mind control...

  33. G.... ....

    Her eyes are mesmerizing

  34. H.... L....

    Is she naked?

  35. �.... A....

    Sempre que escuto essa musica me da uma vontade de consertar o mundo. Só queria ter a capacidade de fazer isso...

    �.... A....

    +Ítalo Abreu E eu choro choro choro porque não consigo fazer muito mais do que faço.

    �.... A....

    verdade, acho que mudar a nós mesmo não é o suficiente pra consertar as coisas :(

  36. D.... B....

    Que linda! Eu amo a voz da Simone Simons!

  37. C.... J....

    Bryce Dallas Howard?

    C.... J....

    +Chris Jordan Simone Simons

  38. R.... A....

    Alam yg indah ini menjadi rusak karena ulah tangan manusia yg tak bertanggung jawab & keserakahan.

  39. T.... ....

    And I'll still eat bacon without any second thought.

  40. M.... ....

    Which album is this from? I cant find it and I have the whole discography.

    M.... ....

    +MrDR7no It was an EP, it's not in any album

    M.... ....

    it was q charity single

  41. B.... M....

    Sweet.. very pretty. .

  42. F.... R....

    Perfeita! pena que este mundo já está condenado, a ganância do homem não tem limites!

  43. M.... H....

    Awesome song with a powerful message.  Well done!!

  44. C.... ....

    Is a great song

  45. Z.... Z....

    really, 209 dislikes? fuck you. 

  46. K.... V....

    Sad but true..But I think it´s late for trying to reverse what has the mankind done to this planet :/

    K.... V....

    +Kateřina Vlčková It is not! We got that power my love :3

  47. A.... S....

    Kocham Twoją Muzykę I Przekaz

  48. A.... I....

    awsome! GO VEGAN 

  49. d.... ....

    sadness song i think.. but its cool!!

  50. G.... H....

    que linda essa música!

  51. E.... Y....

    i got shocked when the first time i heard this song,isn t it kind a country song?

    E.... Y....

    Since I'm from TN I wouldn't say this is country style, Nevertheless it doesn't take away from her getting the message across.  Beautiful.

    E.... Y....

    It's a metal band from Netherlands. Very popular in Europe.

    E.... Y....

    @Esma Yabar More folkish, maybe even pop, I'd say.

    E.... Y....

    it could be a country song.

  52. A.... R....

    Hippie shit song.

    A.... R....

    calling EPICA hippie is a fucking insult. Really, have you heard any song from them aside from this song? ..i.. 

  53. H.... F....

    I TOTALLY AGREE WE A MOTHER FUCKING SELFISH SPECIE 

  54. j.... b....

    It's always nice to hear her song, specially when I'm studying.. <3

  55. T.... D....

    So she's ecologist ?????

  56. �.... ....

    A Nice Song ~ EPICA - This Is The Time (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

  57. x.... M....

    Simone ♥

  58. C.... A....

    Compare Shakira's "Epire" to that- it's hilarious :D

  59. c.... w....

    One of the most beautiful songs I have heard

  60. e.... ....

    Simone is magic, her voice, her eyes, everything 

  61. L.... H....

    3:47 brown shower?

  62. H.... L....

    taria is the  best

    H.... L....

    gtfo. fanboy., 

  63. K.... ....

    the planet doesn't need saving. the planet is overpopulated - we change the environment that might kill us all in the worst case, but the planet will be still here. nice song though

    K.... ....

    @In Rem
    love when people like you thinks that they are smarter more aware and above everybody else, but the truth different. It's not bad comment except the insulting part and the passive aggressive part.
    You calling me ignorant? when you think small and I thing big. Let me give you a "ride" the planet will outlast us but still is going to be destroyed as well. this is imminent! and this are a hard facts! save the planet when the sun explode good luck with that in the end all your efforts will be in vain
    and please sleep well while knowing this.

    K.... ....

    @KingTairun That's the same as saying:''If we all die,then what is the point of living today?''  

  64. C.... G....

    it's ironic that all her make up has a torture story behind it. e.g almost all of the cosmetics products are tested on live animals. us humans are just a piece of hypocritical environmentalist shit, nothing more.

    C.... G....

    @Ceren Karaköse
    i appreciate your qualified response to your initial comment, and i agree with you here. what i was responding to was the entirely dismissive tone you took, along with the presumption that she herself hasn't done the research, that she too doesn't use cruelty free products and such. i know not, as to whether she is vegan, what she wears, etc; the song is one calling on people to look beyond their walls, to see rather to merely 'look'.... to be a true environmentalist one needs to be-by definition-vegan, but the other reality is that most humans are saddled with so many obstacles that, to change without baby steps is extremely difficult. i see the song in a positive light, and i am hopeful that, if she isn't already vegan, animal rightist, etc, that through the song sh too becomes sensitised to the plight of the world, and its denizens.

    C.... G....

    @Ceren Karaköse sadly, that is the case-the inequalities that our kind has created in its greed and selfish attitudes...its arrogance steeped in a self created ignorance-an ignorance that serves us well as the destructive and self-interested animal we are. but-with a growing awakening there are inroads being made, from actions to attitudes....to songs such as this, to the encouragement by example, dialogue, civil disobedience, ethical companies, etc. it is to the benefit of all that we make the changes necessary-no matter the level of poverty or wealth.

    C.... G....

    @Ceren Karaköse
    exactly... thank you Ceren! i have enjoyed our conversation here... :) in the end, all we have is each other, with whom to commiserate and support when things become too heavy and overwhelming.

    C.... G....

    we better start test in you :D

    I agree with you, but I'm not a animal defender, since we are a living being too.

    C.... G....

    @Marcos Mortimer
    well Marcos, being that we are but an animal species ourselves, and all life is interdependent on one another, it is time we started to respect and protect, rather than presume ourselves the right to destroy what we want or choose. It isn't a question of defending 'animals' but protecting the planet from the scourge of humankind. We neither need to conduct research on others' lives, or in fact exploit them in any other way. We do so because of our arrogance, our smug sense of 'superiority' and an incredible ignorance, coupled with the irresponsibility of not holding ourselves accountable for our actions.

  65. B.... ....

    I love this. I wish more people could see what is really happening as a consequence of their actions.

  66. O.... ....

    our entire lives we seek heaven yet we standing right on top of it i don't know what it is exactly or rather we don't have the courage to seek the reason we are blinded to that fact all we do is destroy and sometimes i feel ashamed of being human but then i sleep wake up and forget...

    O.... ....

    Yeah, if there is a heaven, this is it. The potential is there, anyway.

  67. P.... C....

    Simon is a slut

    P.... C....

    shut the fuck up

    P.... C....

    @Pabliito Castro @andres cr  What the hell? Throw your mouths back where you picked it up from. Get a brain that functions with some intelligence, learn how to express yourselves without being a desperate moron in need of attention, and then plug your mouths back in. 

    P.... C....

    you're a fucking gay to call a woman like that? are you really a man at all, or just a fucking troll? 

  68. P.... C....

    Simon is a slut

    P.... C....

    do me a favor? shoot your brains out. 

  69. S.... z....

    I like epica but this hippie shit is garbage. This song even isn't that good.

    S.... z....

    If you dont Like this song then you dont Like Epica!

    S.... z....

    your words are garbage, just like your profile photo. 

  70. R.... H....

    Awesome song !

  71. C.... ....

    Epica goes National Geographic. :D

  72. S.... z....

    Hippie garbage. Play sensorium!

  73. Z.... A....

    I don't really listen to Epica's music, but this song ownz!

    Z.... A....

    I have seen lots of her videos and i can see her soul in this one, she really believes in this song. Most beautiful woman on this planet.

  74. W.... S....

    I love this song. Next time I see them live I'd really like to see it on the set list. Not only is it an important message, but its also a great song.

  75. i.... ....

    LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE ITTTTTTTTTTTTT!!! GREAT TO KNOW EPICA IS IN THE CAUSE TOO!! WELL DONE!<3

  76. P.... K....

    Хорошая песня, но видеоряд на тему "Как мы уничтожаем свою планету" более эмоциональным получился у Disturbed в клипе Another Way To Die

    P.... K....

    да нормально все)

  77. L.... N....

    I like this video, I like this song! Is a lot beautiful and very importa for the humanity. We have that remember that is planet is one!!

  78. t.... ....

    Hermoso :')

  79. D.... S....

    Hasta que hayamos asesinado hasta el ultimo animal de la tierra, para "sasear" nuestra hambre.
    Hasta que hayamos acabado con la ultima gota de agua, hasta que hallamos talado el ultimo árbol y nos quedemos sin oxigeno, hasta que lleguemos a contaminar el ambiente en su totalidad, hasta que la electricidad y los avances tecnológicos, llegue a apoderarse de nosotros mismo. Podremos darnos cuenta de lo mal que estamos, del mal que ocasionamos a nosotros mismos y a los demás, cuando el dinero sea mas importante que un árbol único en su especie que da bellos frutos, hasta ahí nos daremos cuenta de lo que teníamos y de lo que pudimos hacer como unión, hasta ahí pensaremos en mejorar nuestra situación, hasta ese momento dejaremos de asesinar a inocentes, hasta dejaremos de dejar que unos tontos "pudientes" se apoderen de nosotros y nuestras vidas, hasta ahí nos daremos cuenta de lo equivocados que estábamos. 

    D.... S....

    Dante Sofia Alfaro si solo te importa escribir pero no hacer así suceder ...pero si en cambio emprendes hacia el cambio .....sera muy diferente el cambio
    Yo te apoyo si amas este mundo y estas dispuesta ah dejarlo un poco mejor de como esta ....

  80. B.... ....

    Interesting video, but the quality sucks balls comparing to Storm the Sorrow which has less to show, hmmm.

  81. e.... d....

    ¿What the fuck? 

  82. M.... G....

    oww que hermoso vídeo :3

  83. o.... ....

    animal testing doesn't harm the environment

  84. f.... g....

    i think to fix this problem we need to do large scale human culing

    f.... g....

    Fuck the new dominos dot com

  85. C.... F....

    Wondderful video!

  86. 9.... ....

    hehe I'm metalhead and i never wear leather and i don't wear boots too it's just predjudice...

  87. A.... L....

    BEST EPICA SONG <3

  88. L.... W....

    Umm...no, leather is not essential for metal musicians and people can quite easily do without it. Besides, there is always fake leather.

  89. L.... W....

    We may not be perfect, but we're not singing a song about saving the environment and wildlife while using animal tested products.

  90. L.... W....

    Not jealous, just stating a fact. She uses make up products tested on animals.

  91. L.... W....

    Just want to say, she does use those products that test on animals, as she lists the products she uses on her blog. Not hating, just saying, that is known. Also, you can't say she doesn't have fur just as much as they can say she does. You don't know that.

  92. A.... S....

    omg, omg, omg.. what a song, what a video <3

  93. S.... ....

    Nerden baktığına göre değişir. Bu bir amaç için yapılmış bir şarkı. Diğer grupları bilmiyorum neye göre söylüyorsun. Ama Epica kaliteli ve öyle devam ediyor. ^^

  94. K.... ....

    Lan NuclearBlast ne kadar severek dinlediğim grup varsa hepsini ayrı zikmişsiniz, onlarca albüm var bir tanesi mi güzel olmaz ya. Adamları popçu yapmışsınız, olmak istemeyenleri de ayrı becermişsiniz artık ne oldukları belli değil.

    Translation: Don't like this album, I think they lost the essence :(

  95. P.... ....

    the sad thing is the above listed people are not that great or attractive anyways. A bunch of fakes and sell outs. I agree with you.

  96. =.... ....

    All makeup isn't tested on Animals, and all leather and fur isn't from animals, ever heard of fake fur and fake leather? So, your arguments just became invalid.

  97. P.... A....

    I guess you don't use any makeup...

  98. N.... S....

    ... time for make up??