Time Passages
Embracing Life's Transitions: "Time Passages" Reflection
Lyrics
It was late in December, the sky turned to snow
Describing a winter scene in late December, setting the atmosphere with snowfall.
All round the day was going down slow
Observing the gradual end of the day, with time passing slowly.
Night like a river beginning to flow
Comparing the night to a flowing river, suggesting the continuous passage of time.
I felt the beat of my mind go
Feeling a mental rhythm or heartbeat, possibly reflecting contemplation.
Drifting into time passages
Entering a state of reflection and contemplation referred to as "time passages."
Years go falling in the fading light
Expressing the passage of years in the diminishing light, signifying the transience of time.
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Repeating the theme of time passages as a significant concept.
Buy me a ticket on the last train home tonight
Expressing a desire to return home on the last train, emphasizing a longing for familiarity.
Well I'm not the kind to live in the past
Stating a reluctance to dwell on the past, indicating a forward-looking perspective.
The years run too short and the days too fast
Highlighting the brevity of years and fast-paced days, urging to live in the present.
The things you lean on are the things that don't last
Reflecting on the impermanence of things leaned on, emphasizing the transient nature of support.
Well it's just now and then my line gets cast into these
Describing occasional involvement in the present, using fishing metaphorically ("my line gets cast").
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Reiterating the theme of time passages, emphasizing its inevitability.
There's something back here that you left behind
Suggesting a sense of loss or nostalgia for something left behind in the past.
Oh time passages
Repeating the theme of time passages, connecting it to the longing expressed in the previous line.
Buy me a ticket on the last train home tonight
Expressing a desire to return home on the last train, reinforcing the theme of longing for familiarity.
Hear the echoes and feel yourself starting to turn
Encouraging introspection and self-awareness, as echoes symbolize reflection.
Don't know why you should feel
Pondering the reason behind feeling a need to learn or gain something.
That there's something to learn
Suggesting that life is a game with lessons, questioning the significance of the learning process.
It's just a game that you play
Highlighting the playful and uncertain nature of life as a game.
Well the picture is changing
Indicating a shift in perspective, acknowledging participation in a larger social context.
Now you're part of a crowd
Observing a change in the environment, becoming part of a crowd and losing individuality.
They're laughing at something
Describing a moment of joy and noise in the crowd.
And the music's loud
Portraying a scene of lively music in a social setting.
A girl comes towards you
Introducing a nostalgic element with the appearance of someone from the past.
You once used to know
Recalling familiarity with the approaching person.
You reach out your hand
Extending a hand, seeking connection, but feeling isolated or alone.
But you're all alone, in those
Reiterating the theme of time passages, emphasizing loneliness in the present moment.
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Expressing a sense of awareness that time is passing, even in moments of solitude.
I know you're in there, you're just out of sight
Acknowledging the presence of someone hidden from sight but known to be there.
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Repeating the theme of time passages, connecting it to the concealed presence.
Buy me a ticket on the last train home tonight
Reiterating the desire to return home on the last train, underscoring the theme of longing and the passage of time.
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