This Vial
Eternal Love and the Dance with Time: This Vial by Mike Hanisch
Lyrics
I won't count the clock that tells the time
I won't focus on the passage of time
I'll lie beside you
I'll be close to you
Oh I
Expression of emotion, possibly love or contemplation
I won't watch the day sink into night
I won't witness the transition from day to night
I'll bind our fingers
I'll intertwine our fingers
And they say, "Take it slow"
A caution to take things slowly
They don't know that it all dies come the cold
Others may not comprehend that everything fades with time
We grow old and we regret
We age and experience remorse
But not yet
No regret at this moment
Time, come
A call for time to advance
Take your best shot at me
A challenge to time to have its impact
Your scythe might rip us to shreds
A metaphorical reference to the destructive nature of time
Oh we die, grow
We experience growth and death
The end is a part of me
Death is an integral part of life
Not in this vial we'll be fine
In this vial, there's a sense of preservation or protection
Time, you can't change us in these lines
Time can't alter us within these defined boundaries
I'm aging on Earth, but in rhyme
Aging physically, but maintaining youthfulness in artistic expression
Oh
Expression of emotion, possibly love or contemplation (repeated)
I'm falling in love all the time
Continual experience of falling in love
I'm falling in love all the time
Repetition of the theme of falling in love
My love doesn't frown on my defects
Love accepts imperfections without judgment
She smiles, we smile
Mutual happiness in love
Our love it isn't complex
The simplicity and authenticity of their love
It's felt, it's felt
The emotional depth of their love is palpable
And they say, "Take it slow"
A repetition of the caution to take things slowly
They don't know that it all dies come the cold
Reiteration that others may not grasp the transient nature of life
We grow old and we regret
Reflection on aging and remorse (repeated)
But not yet
No regret at this moment (repeated)
Time, come
A renewed call for time to advance
Take your best shot at me
A reaffirmation of the challenge to time
Your scythe might rip us to shreds
Reiteration of the destructive potential of time
Oh we die, grow
Reiteration of growth and death
The end is a part of me
Reiteration that death is an integral part of life
Not in this vial we'll be fine
Reaffirmation of preservation or protection in the vial
Time, you can't change us in these lines
Reiteration that time can't alter them within defined boundaries
I'm aging on Earth, but in rhyme
Reiteration of aging physically but maintaining youthfulness in art
Oh
Expression of emotion, possibly love or contemplation (repeated)
I'm falling in love all the time
Continual experience of falling in love (repeated)
I'm falling in love all the time
Repetition of the theme of falling in love (repeated)
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