In the Course of Time II: Time Doesn’t Ask
Cinematic ambient ballad, piano-led with subtle strings and atmospheric textures Key / Harmonic Feel Minor moving gently toward relative major or brighter tonal center, subtle upward harmonic motion, no dramatic modulation Instrumentation Soft piano as the anchor, light ambient pads, very restrained string layers introduced gradually, minimal or no percussion Vocal Style Female vocal, intimate and natural, calm and observational, slightly airy, no dramatic belting, emotional restraint
In the Course of Time II: Time Doesn’t Ask
Cinematic ambient ballad, piano-led with subtle strings and atmospheric textures Key / Harmonic Feel Minor moving gently toward relative major or brighter tonal center, subtle upward harmonic motion, no dramatic modulation Instrumentation Soft piano as the anchor, light ambient pads, very restrained string layers introduced gradually, minimal or no percussion Vocal Style Female vocal, intimate and natural, calm and observational, slightly airy, no dramatic belting, emotional restraint
Lyrics
Intro
String and Orchestra concerto
Verse – CN
轉眼之間
已是冬天
春天不會太遙遠
Verse – CN
冰雪會融化
東風暗換年華
重來是事
流水天涯
Intra
SOFT PIANO
Verse – EN
Time keeps ticking
My heart is listening
To the sound of distant stars
Verse – EN
The night grows shorter
The days grow longer
The sun breaks through the dark
Outro / Tag
Life goes on
English Lyrics Translation
Verse 1
In the blink of an eye,
winter has arrived.
Spring is not too far away.
Verse 2
Ice and snow will melt.
The east wind quietly turns the year.
What returns, returns
water flows on to the ends of the earth.
Verse 3
Time keeps ticking.
My heart is listening
to the sound of distant stars.
Verse 4
The night grows shorter.
The days grow longer.
The sun breaks through the dark.
Outro
Life goes on.