Hands of Time
Embracing Life's Rhythm: Hands of Time by Ron Sexsmith
Lyrics
Like a fool I'm reaching out, Lord
Expressing vulnerability and desperation, reaching out to a higher power.
To the hands of time
Symbolizing the elusive nature of time, seeking its guidance or intervention.
For if he knew how you were drowning
Imagining time as a person aware of emotional struggles, hesitant to offer help.
He'd never toss you a line
Suggesting that time might not provide solutions to personal challenges.
If all we have is here and now
Embracing the present moment without desiring any changes.
Honey, I won't change a thing
Accepting the current state of affairs.
If all I know is how I feel
Focusing on personal emotions and experiences.
When you move your snow white hand in mine
Describing a tender moment between the speaker and someone special.
I'll never hold the hands of time
Commitment to not trying to control or alter the course of time.
From the moment we are born
Highlighting the inevitability of being subject to the passage of time from birth.
We're in the hands of time
Reiterating the theme of being in the hands of time throughout life.
As drunk on life as death is sober
Drawing a contrast between the intensity of life and the sobering reality of death.
When we say goodbye
Acknowledging the bittersweet nature of farewells.
Though it hurts to lose a friend
Expressing the pain of losing a friend.
May it help remembering
Encouraging positive reminiscence despite the sorrow of loss.
For every door that closes in
Optimism about new opportunities arising from closed doors.
One'll open to the other side
Belief that one setback can lead to another positive outcome.
Opened by the hands of time
Attributing these opportunities to the influence of time.
Heaven knows
Reflecting on the unpredictable nature of time.
There are days when it flies on by
Acknowledging time's tendency to pass quickly on certain days.
Heaven knows
Reiterating the variable pace of time, acknowledging both fast and slow days.
There are days when it drags
Highlighting the subjective experience of time dragging on.
Though it may seem to be on your side
Suggesting that time may not always be favorable.
Turn around, it?s left you high and dry
Feeling abandoned or left behind by time.
And that is why
Explaining the reason for caution in seeking assistance from time.
It's a fool who reaches out
Reiterating the theme of reaching out to time as a foolish act.
To the hands of time
Warning against relying on time for solutions.
If all we have is here and now
Repeating the acceptance of the present without desiring change.
Honey, I won?t change a thing
Reiterating contentment with the current state.
If all I know is how I feel
Focusing on personal emotions and experiences, unchanged by time.
When you move your snow white hand in mine
Recalling a cherished moment of connection.
I'll never hold the hands of time
Commitment to not trying to control or alter the course of time.
Feel it hands upon the strings
Sensory imagery of hands playing musical strings.
As the music starts to ring
Describing the beginning of a musical experience.
In my soul, in my dreams
Emphasizing the personal and emotional impact of music.
For to help these melodies and rhymes
Linking the creation of a song to the interplay of time, melodies, and rhymes.
Become this song 'Hands Of Time'
Connecting the lyrics to the title, suggesting the song itself as a representation of time.
Hands of time
Reiterating the theme of the song, emphasizing the impact of time on creation.
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