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'''How Long''' (formerly known as '''How Long Will It Take''' or '''HLWIT''') is a solved lostwave that appeared on various Russian bootlegs in the mid-2000s. | '''How Long''' (formerly known as '''How Long Will It Take''' or '''HLWIT''') is a solved lostwave that appeared on various Russian bootlegs in the mid-2000s. | ||
Revision as of 00:37, 4 May 2024
ⓘ This lostwave is classified as solved.
How Long (formerly known as How Long Will It Take or HLWIT) is a solved lostwave that appeared on various Russian bootlegs in the mid-2000s.
Timeline
A 30-second snippet of it was uploaded to a Ukrainian forum on August 30, 2007, by user Nega with limited success, and it was also posted onto AllTheLyrics.com in November of that same year by Kieron.
In August 2010, user alexxx1984 uploaded two snippets of the lostwave to WatZatSong, claiming it to be from a bootleg DVD of "Jacquou le Croquant". He uploaded the same snippet again in October 2020, gaining more attention the second time around.
On October 9, 2023, ShaiiValley uploaded a YouTube video about the song, sparking a new wave of interest.
Shortly after, the song was discovered on another DVD bootleg, including a bootleg that included all three Shrek films, "Surf's Up," "Happy Feet," "Meet The Robinsons," "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2007,)" and "Thru The Mobius Strip." It was later found on another menu of the same DVD, with entries for "The Simpsons Movie," "Ratatouille," and "Aqua Teen Hunger Force."
Discovery
"How Long Will It Take," was found on December 8, 2023, by Reddit user u/the-arabara. It was identified as How Long by Paula Toledo.
On December 9, Paula Toledo herself uploaded an emotional YouTube video after discovering the search. She was interviewed by CBC Vancouver on December 22.
Lyrics
Didn't work out the way I thought
I must have mistaken myself
For someone I was not (oh, no)
So I pushed myself to see how far I could go
Didn't need to look that far
To learn what I needed to know
Didn't want to be a quitter
But I had to find my way
How long? (How long)
Will it take, oh-oh
How long? (How long)
Will it take me to feel?
How long? (How long)
Will it take, oh-oh
How long until it's the way I thought it would be?
When I won't aim to please
And you watched me draw the line
Never to be cast again
In the same light (oh, no)
And I don't blame you, they were choices I made
Didn't want to let you down
But I can't play it that safe
In your mind am I a sinner?
Looking for relief?
How long? (How long)
Will it take, oh-oh
How long? (How long)
Will it take me to feel?
How long? (How long)
Will it take, oh-oh
How long until it's the way I thought it would be?
When I won't aim to please
When I won't aim to please
When I won't aim to please
No, I won't be a doll in your pretty dollhouse
No, I won't be the plaything that you can toss around
No, I won't be the child who lives for acceptance
No, I won't any longer live in my reflection
How long?
Will it take, oh-oh
How long?
Will it take me to feel?
How long?
Will it take, oh-oh
How long?
Will it take me to feel?
How long? (How long)
Will it take, oh-oh
How long? (How long)
Will it take me to feel?
How long? (How long)
Will it take, oh-oh
How long until it's the way I thought it would be?
When I won't aim to please
When I won't aim to please
When I won't aim to please
External links
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pORSnhelaxY (q's upload)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A2wrg7VipY (Paula Toledo's response video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de-K_GPfWSs (ShaiiValley documentary)