Old Father Time
Dancing with Eternity: Unveiling Life's Tapestry in 'Old Father Time'
Lyrics
Here at the gates, on the day you were born,
At the entrance, celebrating the day of your birth.
Spooling is breathened and blossomed in thought.
Thoughts and ideas are unfolding and growing.
Mind in the head of this child of mine,
The mind resides in the head of the speaker's child.
Now we're up dancing with old father time,
Engaging in a dance with the concept of time.
Raising our glasses to old father time.
Toasting and celebrating time as it passes.
Here in the Concords, there's fire in the brave.
In the Concords (possibly a location), bravery is fueled by fire.
They're not (Ain't no) protecting from me my day.
No protection hinders the speaker from claiming their day.
If I were strong, if the lashes should shape,
Considering strength and the impact of life's challenges.
Now we're up dancing with old father time, passing the bottle around.
Continuing the dance with old father time, sharing a bottle.
Poundin' the mother and pourin' in lime,
Forcefully handling life's challenges and adding a lime element.
Plant stuck in the ground.
Symbolizing stagnation with a plant stuck in the ground.
Now we're up dancing with old father time, old father time.
Reiterating the dance with old father time.
Behold the great city that went down the plague (a glint on the plain?).
Observing a once-great city affected by a plague or disaster.
Behold the great curtains that murmur in rage.
Noting curtains that express discontent or anger.
Blink your eyes once and it's grace land again.
Suggesting the transient nature of difficulties with a reference to grace land.
Now we're up dancing with old father time, passing the bottle around.
Resuming the celebration of time, passing a bottle.
Poundin' the mother and pourin' in lime,
Repeating the theme of dealing with challenges and adding lime.
The plant is stuck in the ground, now we're up dancing with old father time,
Emphasizing stagnation with a plant stuck in the ground.
Old father time,
Repeating the connection and dance with old father time.
Old father time,
-Old father time.
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