Can't Take It With You
Time's Currency: Embracing Life's Riches Beyond Material Wealth
Lyrics
They’re not fooling around
Emphasizes the seriousness of the subject; time is not to be taken lightly.
With the time that you’ve found
Highlighting the importance of the time one has in life.
It’s the time that have,
Referring to the precious moments available for individuals.
If we waste it we drown
Warning about the consequences of wasting time, likened to drowning.
So we slow down
Suggesting the need to slow down and appreciate life.
No more jewelry, rings
Rejecting materialistic symbols like jewelry and rings.
Necklaces-bling
Dismissing flashy accessories and superficial displays of wealth.
The brand names you bought
Devaluing the significance of brand names in the grand scheme of life.
Don’t mean a thing
Stressing that possessions are meaningless unless one slows down to appreciate life.
Until we slow down
Reiterating the importance of slowing down in life.
Burning through worth / It’s all just a fault
Indicating the reckless consumption of value, potentially in terms of money or time.
Burning through life / man, paying it off
Highlighting the burden of paying off the consequences of a fast-paced life.
Burning your time / When your time comes to bat
Stressing the irreversibility of time wasted when it's your turn to act.
You can’t buy your way back
Emphasizing that wealth cannot undo the misuse of time.
You’re at the scene of the crime
Referring to the consequences or aftermath of wasting time.
If your wasting your time
Highlighting the negative impact of wasting time.
You’re only given so much
Pointing out the limited time everyone has and the need to use it wisely.
Use it up or resign
Presenting the choice between utilizing time or accepting defeat.
Or we slow down
Reiterating the importance of slowing down in life.
We tend to bury the things
Discussing the tendency to bury problems when they don't have clear solutions.
When they ain't got no strings
Describing situations that lack clarity or coherence.
They aint making sense
Acknowledging the persistence of unclear situations despite attempts to understand them.
But still, yet it still clings
Despite the confusion, the unclear situation still has an impact.
So we slow down
Reiterating the importance of slowing down in life.
Burning through worth / It’s all just a fault
Recalling the consequences of burning through one's worth.
Burning through life / man, paying it off
Reiterating the burdens of a fast-paced life and the need to pay off its consequences.
Burning your time / When your time comes to bat
Stressing the importance of using time wisely.
You can’t buy your way back
Emphasizing that wealth cannot undo the misuse of time.
Can’t take it with you when you go…
Repeated emphasis on the inability to take material possessions into the afterlife.
Can’t take it with you when you go…
-Can’t take it with you when you go…
-Give it to the young guy sleeping in the park
Encouraging the sharing or giving away of unused resources to those in need.
Give to blind girl living in the dark
-Give it to the old man talkin’ to himself
-If you’re not gonna use it, give it to someone else
-They’re not fooling around
Reiterating the importance of time and the consequences of wasting it.
With the time that you’ve found
-It’s the time that have,
-If we waste it we drown
-So we slow down
Stressing the need to slow down and appreciate life.
No more jewelry, rings
Reiterating the rejection of materialistic symbols and brand names as meaningful.
Necklaces-bling
-The brand names you bought
-Don’t mean a thing
-Until we slow down
Reiterating the importance of slowing down in life.
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