Time
Eternal Echoes: Richard Hell's Timeless Reflection on Life
Lyrics
Time and time again I knew what I was doing and
Expressing a repeated awareness of one's actions in the past.
Time and time again I just made things worse
Acknowledging a pattern of making situations worse over time.
It seems you see the most of what is really true when
Suggesting that true understanding often arises when facing mortality.
You're stepping into your hearse
Metaphorically entering a hearse, symbolizing the approach of death or consequences.
Only time can write a song that's really really real
Highlighting the unique ability of time to create genuinely authentic songs.
The most a man can do is say the way its playing feels
Stating that expressing feelings in a song is the most a person can do.
And know he only knows as much as time to him reveals
Acknowledging limited knowledge, dependent on what time reveals.
And when I want to write a song that says it all at once
Expressing a desire to encapsulate everything in a song, paralleling the nature of time.
Like time sublimely silences the whys
Comparing the silencing effect of time to expressing the reasons behind actions.
I know that if I try I'm going to take a fall at once
Acknowledging the risk of failure when attempting to capture everything at once.
And splatter there between my lies
Anticipating a messy outcome when confronting one's lies.
Only time can write a song that's really really real
Reiterating the unique power of time to create genuine songs.
The most a man can do is say the way its playing feels
Emphasizing the limitation of expression to the feelings experienced in the moment.
And know he only knows as much as time to him reveals
Reiterating the theme of limited knowledge, tied to what time reveals.
We are made of it and if we give submission
Acknowledging humanity's composition from time and the significance of surrender.
Among our chances there's a chance we can choose
Suggesting that choices arise within the framework of time and chances.
And if we take it, by uncertainty's permission
Indicating that embracing uncertainty allows for choices without fear of failure.
Then it's impossible to lose
Positing that with acceptance, it becomes impossible to lose.
Only time can write a song that's really really real
Reiterating the unique capability of time to create authentically real songs.
The most a man can do is say the way its playing feels
Stating that expressing feelings is the maximum within the scope of current experience.
And know he only knows as much as time to him reveals
Reiterating the theme of limited knowledge, linked to what time reveals.
Comment