Watching the Corn Grow
Time's Dance in a Cornfield: Reflecting on Life's Seasons
Lyrics
Scarecrow standing in a field of corn
Depiction of a scarecrow positioned amidst a cornfield.
Through every season, sun, or storm
Regardless of the weather or time, the scarecrow remains in the field.
All day long staring into space
The scarecrow spends the entire day gazing aimlessly.
All he's got is time to waste
The scarecrow has ample time but no productive use for it.
Watching the Corn Grow, Watching the Corn Grow
Repetition emphasizes the theme of observing the slow growth of corn.
Young man flying down an old back road
A young man speeding down an old road.
Going as fast as he can go
The young man is in a rush, aiming for maximum speed.
He cant wait for time to pass by
Impatience of the young man, wishing time to move faster.
But he don't know how time can fly
Ignorance about how quickly time passes.
Watching the Corn Grow, Watching the Corn Grow
Reiteration of the focus on watching the corn grow.
You cant have both roots and wings
Conflict between stability (roots) and freedom (wings).
Time waits for no one, stops for nothing
Time is unstoppable and waits for no one.
The world keeps turning round the sun
Reference to the unstoppable cycle of life.
No matter how you get there
Irrespective of the path taken, one's destiny is assured.
Someday your time will come
Reiteration that one's time will come, regardless of the journey.
No matter how you get there
Restatement of the certainty of life's end.
Someday your life is done
The elderly man reflecting on past days.
Old man sitting on a drop tailgate
The man has spent a significant portion of life alone.
Thinking bout his younger days
He reminisces beside a field, close to a scarecrow.
Now most of his life spent all alone
Reiteration of the focus on watching the corn grow.
Next to a field with an old scarecrow
Conflict between roots (past) and wings (freedom).
Watching the Corn grow, watching the corn grow
Continued emphasis on observing the slow growth of corn.
You cant have both roots and wings
Reiteration of the struggle between stability and freedom.
Time waits for no one, stops for nothing
Time's relentless passage and its impartiality to human desires.
The world keeps turning round the sun
Reiteration of the unstoppable cycle of life.
No matter how you get there
Reaffirmation that everyone's time will arrive, regardless of choices.
Someday your time will come
Reiteration that life has a definitive end, irrespective of paths taken.
No matter how you get there
Emphasizing the certainty of life's conclusion.
Someday your life is done
Reiteration of the old man's presence near the scarecrow.
Young man flying down an old back road
Repetition of the young man's rapid journey down the road.
Going as fast as he can go
Similarity to line 7, underlining the urgency of the young man's travel.
Scarecrow standing in a field of corn
Repetition of the scene with the scarecrow in the cornfield.
Through every season, sun, or storm
Reiteration of the scarecrow's constancy amid different conditions.
Watching the Corn grow, watching the corn grow
Reiteration of the central theme of observing the corn's slow growth.
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