Artist: Julience
Composer: Vincent Julien Le Blanc
Lyricist: Vincent Julien Le Blanc
Release Date:
Jan. 16, 2025

Time Is A Weapon

Time is a weapon for the law
It beats you down without a cause
Time is a bomb buried in the ground
But it makes no mistakes, sense or sound

Time is the changing of the guard
A beam in your eyes, you just can’t discard
Time is the one greatest compromise
But it leaves not a trace, not a smile on your face
But it only leads you to your demise

Time is a loaded gun in your hands
You lift to your eyes, and shatters your plans
Time is the judge, and the hangman
But it shows no remorse, casting lots for your clothes
Leaving only skull and bones as you stare into the void of that great unknown

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The guitar parts on this are crisp and clear with a jangly almost shiny element reminiscent of The Smith and Stone Roses. The vocals have a 90s American indie rock sound similar to REM and Pixies. I will play this track on my show this week!
Laura Beth
(Laura has been working in radio for a decade and currently works on the following stations: Tameside Radio, Reclaimed Radio, BBC Radio Manchester and In Your Ears. Laura features new, upcoming and unsigned artists on her shows and does interviews with local bands)

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Song Review Now: Episode 198.
This weeks artists are:
Julience – Time Is A Weapon
Happy Curmudgeons – Idle Time
Palmer – Wherever You Are
Michael Ash Sharbaugh – Trapped (You Need Love)
Guy Berthiaume – Gonna Leave a Mark
Timestamp: 0:22-4:15

 

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Why I Love This NAS Song: “Time is a Weapon” by Julience

From the moment the first notes hit, “Time Is a Weapon” by Julience seizes attention with an intro that feels both fresh and strangely familiar. Driving bass lines lock in with punchy drums and gritty guitars, a combination that instantly hooks the ear and signals to the subconscious: this is going to be something special.

Breaking free from conventional verse-chorus structures, the track plunges directly into its core thesis, refusing to waste a moment on setup as it lays out why time itself qualifies as a weapon. Julience’s rock vocals strike a perfect balance between clarity and raw emotion; every word cuts through the mix with purpose, while his delivery carries the weight of the song’s heavy themes.

Adding to the track’s intimacy is the fact that, according to his artist bio, he performs all the instrumentals himself. Each riff, beat, and melodic layer is thoughtfully composed, never overpowering the message but always enhancing it with tasteful precision.

Yet the true highlight lies in the meticulously crafted lyrics. The theme is relentlessly bleak, skirting the edges of cosmic horror and absurdist philosophy. Here, time is not merely a passive force of passage; it is an active agent, dismantling lives with neither malice nor mercy. It erodes human ambition until grand plans feel trivial, fades love into echoes, and even devours memory, leaving “not a trace” of what once was. Time is short, I guess, for those who do not know hope.

Beneath the surface runs a subtle but sharp critique of free will. We convince ourselves we hold control: scheduling days, chasing goals, and boasting of making the most of time. But the song frames time as the one truly in command, its fingers wrapped around a loaded gun we never see coming.

The repeated phrase “Time is…” creates a hypnotic, dirge-like rhythm, each iteration hammering home the point with the steady, unyielding cadence of a funeral march. It is a stark reminder that, in the end, time does not serve us; it simply claims what is its own.

This review was submitted by fellow NAS artist Emerson B. Ocampo

Time Is A Weapon, by Julience
Written by jakesommer
#journeyrock review by JAKE SOMMER

If the core of Journeyrock is to guide the listener through an emotional landscape anchored within a philosophical theme, then Julience has proven himself a Ph.D. of the genre. While the soundscape of Time is a Weapon—defined by gritty, kickin’ guitar against a righteous beat—is undeniably brilliant, it is the lyrical density that demands a deeper autopsy.

Since fans of mine know how deeply I care about the mission of social justice and the humane treatment of those in reform (e.g., The Prison Years album, Prison Carol of the Bells , Bicentennial, etc.), then I have to point you to the insight of the opening line:

”Time is a weapon for the law / It beats you down without a cause.”

This is SO insightful.

To truly appreciate this, one might compare it to the latent themes of “Echo,” where a prisoner sings from the hollow silence of solitary confinement: “Oh no, you can’t hear my echo.” Society often overlooks the erasure of humanity inherent in these systems, but Julience confronts it head-on.

To listen to Julience words is to realize this artist is deeply well-read across theology, philosophy, and science.
When he describes time as a “beam in your eye you can’t discard,” the imagery is straight Biblical. When he notes that it “only leads to your demise,” this is Shakespeare. These are heavy truths to ponder (especially during the righteous solo around the two-minute mark).

Time is presented here as a self-inflicted wound—a gun in your own hand that casts lots and leaves you stripped bare before “that great unknown.” It is, quite frankly, brilliant. This is “thinker rock” at its finest.

Julience masterfully avoids preaching; instead, he allows the listener to experience the music like a parable, meeting you at whatever level you are prepared to engage. For some, it may remain a meso-energy, enjoyable tune on the surface. But for those willing to sit with the lyrics—much like sitting with those weathered from life—there is an immense amount to learn. Hit repeat and let his emotional playing style translate the nonverbal angst that words alone cannot capture.

And just a word on the vocals, Julience is a pitch perfect singer who doesn’t emulate a phony–and when did over-modulations become so ‘artsy’ anyway?

Julience wisely fits his singing to the song. His singing is an instrument in his own band because he is literally feeling these dialectics as he writes and then performs them. It is method music.

If I have somehow failed to make it clear, I’m a fan. ”Time is a Weapon” is more than a track; it is a profound philosophical journey that demands we look at the clock and see it for what it truly is: a silent, relentless arbiter. For those who teach music, this is a quintessential example to show students that greatness exists far beyond simple phrasing. Julience: keep setting the music world on fire; you are brilliant at what you do and the world needs more thinker rock just like this.

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