Treadmill Of Time
ⓘ This lostwave is classified as nearly solved. | |
| Treadmill Of Time | |
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| Genre | Synthpop/Post-Punk |
|---|---|
| Length | 4.39 |
| Year | 1987 |
| Status | Nearly Solved |
| Original poster | CharlieMillesManson |
| Search started | 2002 |
| File:Treadmilloftime.mp3 | |
Treadmill of Time (also known as "Slow Down" and "Not Sure Of It All Anymore") is a mysterious synthpop song misattributed to Depeche Mode under the name "Treadmill of Fire", with the false claim that it was a 1981 demo by keyboardist Alan Wilder.
Background
The song was first mentioned on the internet on April 25th, 2002 on depechemode-sk, a Slovakian Depeche Mode fan site.[1] It was labelled as a fake song because it appeared on a 2002 bootleg Depeche Mode album called "On Solo Ways...".[2]
On September 8th, 2010, YouTube user CharlieMillesManson reuploaded the song to YouTube under the false title "Depeche Mode - Treadmill Of Fire (Demo Version)", along with numerous other rare Depeche Mode songs.[3]
On October 15th, 2019, the song was posted to spiritofradio.ca, claiming that it, along with two other songs from the bootleg album, Chart Rundown and Here to Have Fun, were originally sourced from a radio broadcast from the mid-1980s or early 1990s, with the DJ or host claiming Alan Wilder as the creator.[4] The broadcast also included "Disco Hell," an actual early track from Wilder's band,[5] "Daphne and the Tenderspots." The station and broadcaster remain unknown.
Leads
Possible
- Memorybank: An unknown band known as "Memorybank" or "Memorial" are likely the creators of the song. This lead started when YouTube user "Nik Lawrence" left a now-deleted comment claiming that he recognized the group as "Memorial" and that "T Addy" and "J Lewis" of Southampton were most likely the ones who recorded it in 1988.[6] In February 2023, someone named Tim Addy was contacted and claimed to be involved, but used a different name for the band, calling it "Memorybank".[7] On September 20th, 2024, Tim Addy would provide Reddit user gksvevo with a tracklist for Memorybank's 1987 album "Key To The Door", which included the lost songs Treadmill Of Time, Here To Have Fun and Chart Rundown as well as previously unknown songs The High Ridge, The Golden Age, Suburban Empires, and Photographique.[8]
- Deca Dance: Australian band investigated due to similar style and vocals[9]
- Minimal Compact: Israeli band investigated after another fake Alan Wilder song, "Postulate," which appeared on the On Solo Ways... outfake album,[10] was revealed to be an alternate version of the Minimal Compact song Clock Bird.[11]
- The Hitmen: British band featuring Alan Wilder on keyboards; some believe the lead singer Ben Watkins' voice is similar to the lost song.[12]
Debunked
- Voyagers: Turkish band investigated due to similar style and vocals, confirmed to have not made the song.[13][14]
Lyrics
| [Chorus]
I want to get up now I'm trying to learn how Why can't it just slow down Slow right down Not sure of it all anymore [Verse 1] Tied to the treadmill of time Climbing up an endless stair Slide with no reason or rhyme Headlong into who knows where There was once a time When everything was fine And water towers seemed living entities I believed in all kinds of absurdities How strange The thoughts of innocence Time has changed I've lost that hidden sense [Chorus] I want to get up now I'm trying to learn how Why can't it just slow down Slow right down Not sure of it all anymore [Verse 2] Hands on the clock face turn 'round Getting older, moving fast Sands in the hourglass fall down Letting go of times passed There was once a dream I had in which it seemed A rosebush grew in the house where I used to live I suppose I know those are days I can't relive How true The thoughts I've pushed aside I wish I knew They could simply be denied [Bridge] I've been waiting for I've been waiting for The key to the door The key to the door And freedom galore And freedom galore I seem to want more I seem to want more I've been waiting for I've been waiting for The key to the door The key to the door And freedom galore And freedom galore I seem to want more I seem to want more [Chorus] I want to get up now I'm trying to learn how Why can't it just slow down I want to get up now I'm trying to learn how Why can't it just slow down I want to get up now I'm trying to learn how Why can't it just slow down Slow right down Not sure of it all anymore Not sure of it all anymore |
References
- ↑ https://www-depechemode-sk.translate.goog/magazin/clanok/zaujimavosti-o-depeche-mode-1-cast?_x_tr_sl=sk&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc
- ↑ https://forum.klix.ba/muzika-f19/depeche-mode-t59965.html
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrOdQFm_ZRI
- ↑ https://spiritofradio.ca/SongComments.asp?SongID=3190
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1FBLAfawIQ
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/18lu1fk/treadmill_of_time_fire_consolidated_info/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Ftreadmill-of-time-fire-consolidated-info-v0-ha4yen83q67c1.png%3Fwidth%3D1080%26format%3Dpng%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D223c6fbafe6865c188054c01cd86da9df8e8c022
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1flj38i/big_memorybank_discovery/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1aypp3w/posible_lead_to_treadmille_of_time_decadance/?rdt=45597
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARju6V9qyMc
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXF_BzS2B8s
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/18lu1fk/comment/ke467d1/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1cxw50z/comment/l5mywev/?share_id=CiwA0Kiv3g2nU16QwxjQf
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/groups/23196533715/permalink/10160042603513716/?comment_id=10160044934578716
