142
Reflections on Time and Love: 142 by Gary Portnoy
Lyrics
I live with an 81 year old man
I share a living space with an 81-year-old man.
And a hundred year old cat
There's also a hundred-year-old cat in the living space.
And with the knowledge Father Time
Considering the inevitability of aging represented by Father Time.
Could snatch em just like that
Expressing the vulnerability of life, easily taken away.
And if they up and disappeared
If the elderly man and cat were to suddenly vanish.
I don't know what I'd do
The uncertainty of how the speaker would cope with their absence.
Maybe I'd up and disappear, too
Contemplating the possibility of the speaker disappearing as well.
Maybe I'd up and disappear, too
Reiterating the contemplation of personal disappearance.
The driveway needs a splash of tar
Noting the need for maintenance in the driveway.
The house needs a coat of paint
Highlighting the house requiring attention, possibly symbolizing life.
Some say time's the enemy
Reflecting on differing perspectives regarding time as a foe or friend.
Others say it aint
Acknowledging the subjective nature of opinions on time.
But either way at the end of the day
Emphasizing the transient nature of life for everyone.
We're all just passing through
Reinforcing the idea that life is a temporary journey.
And when they pass maybe I will, too
Contemplating the speaker's own potential passing with others.
When they pass maybe I will, too
Reiterating the uncertainty of the speaker's fate.
I'm not ashamed to think these things
Expressing thoughts without shame about mortality.
I'm not ashamed to feel them
Asserting the absence of shame in feeling these thoughts.
I'm not ashamed to say them out loud
Openly stating and embracing these thoughts about life and death.
I'm not ashamed at all
Reaffirming the lack of shame in addressing these existential thoughts.
I'm not ashamed to think these things
Repeating the lack of shame in thinking about mortality.
I'm not ashamed to feel them
Reiterating the absence of shame in feeling these thoughts.
I'm not ashamed to say them out loud
Emphasizing the lack of shame in vocalizing these thoughts.
I'm not ashamed at all
Stating confidently that there is no shame in these existential thoughts.
When you're bound to someone else
Reflecting on the connection with someone else in life.
And when that someone goes
Addressing the inevitable departure of that someone from life.
The secret to survival is
Highlighting the uncertainty of how to survive such loss.
No one really knows
Emphasizing the mystery surrounding the survival after a significant loss.
It's stop and start trial and error
Describing life as a series of attempts and mistakes.
Try to live again
Expressing the struggle to restart and live after a loss.
But what if I can't live without them
Pondering the possibility of being unable to live without the departed.
What if I just can't live without them
Repeating the contemplation of life without the significant other.
What if I can't live
Pondering the difficulty of continuing life without the departed.
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