Engage (song)

Name	Engage
Album/single	Ignite
Length	4.27
Alternative titles	Sonic Yoof
First live performance
Recorded
Writer/composer	Shihad
Producer	Shihad

Additional Information

The guitars for this song were recorded in the key of E.

Song meaning by Jon: "That is actually about wasting time. I think as you get older you realise you don't have that much time on the planet and you've got to make it count". (Taken from Radio New Zealand interview, September 2010).

Lyrics

From the camera 
Straight to video
You could give ‘em what you got
Or not at all

When you’re hollow 
You won’t even know
The view from here
Goes on, and on, and on, and on

When everything was handed out
I guess you were engaged
But your machine is broken down
Sure that it was working yesterday
It was working yesterday
 
Your memory's become a cage
Ain’t gonna ever be the same
Playtime is over now
Playtime is over now

So tell us
What you really know
‘Cause you’re perfect for the job
Or near enough
All around you people come and go
And these days keep dragging on, and on, and on, and on

When everything was handed out
I guess you were engaged
But your machine is broken down
Sure that it was working yesterday
It was working yesterday

Your memory's become a cage
Ain’t gonna ever be the same
It falls apart the more you think about it
Now you’re left to re-engage
Playtime is over now
Playtime is over now

Got a secret
But you know that you won’t keep it
Try and tell them but you know they won’t believe
You’d give anything to make them understand how you’re alone
Alone, alone, alone, yeah

Your memory's become a cage
Ain’t gonna ever be the same
It falls apart the more you think about it
Now you’re left to re-engage
Playtime is over now (playtime is over now)
Playtime is over now (playtime is over now)
Playtime is over now (playtime is over now)
Playtime is over now (playtime is, it's over now)

From the camera (it's over now)
Straight to video