Fade Away
Eternal Moments: Todd Rundgren's Meditative Reflection on Life's Transience
Lyrics
The day is done, the blinds are drawn
The day has ended, and the window blinds are closed.
The sound of afternoon is gone
The ambient sounds of the afternoon have ceased.
The corner store has locked its door
The local store has closed and locked its door.
And everyone has left for home
Everyone has left and gone to their homes.
When their sleepy little heads
Referring to people, likely children, heading to sleep.
settle snug inside their beds
Describes the peacefulness of people sleeping in their beds.
You and I will stay and watch the sun fade away
The speaker and the listener remain to witness the sunset.
The balladeer, the buccaneer
Various archetypal characters like a storyteller, adventurer, deceiver, and ambitious leader.
The liar, the man who would be king
Refers to a person who lies, aspiring to be a king.
The cavalier, the profiteer
Someone who is indifferent and profit-driven.
The one who knows only suffering
A person familiar with suffering and hardship.
As the cannons gather rust,
Metaphorically, the passage of time and neglect affecting weaponry.
all their castles turn to dust
The decay of grand aspirations and dreams.
You and I will stay and see them fade away
The speaker and the listener continue to witness the fading of these ambitions.
We are on an endless flight my friend
The two are on an eternal journey with no clear start or end.
With no beginning and no end
Reflection on forgetfulness and the vastness of experience.
I've forgotten more than I remember
A sense of losing memories contrasted with a desire to retreat.
Sometimes I want to hide myself away
An internal struggle against isolation, but an acknowledgment of its inevitability.
But I know there's no escape
Despite challenges, the imperative to continue persevering.
We must go on, go on forever
A commitment to endure and persist indefinitely.
The sea will rise, mountains fall
Visual imagery of natural upheavals, symbolizing inevitable changes.
The earth will turn itself upside down
A recognition of cyclical patterns in life.
But we have seen it all before,
Despite witnessing upheavals, a belief in enduring through them.
we will always be around
Assurance that the speaker and the listener will persist through time.
In a hundred million years
A distant future reference when Earth undergoes significant changes.
when the planet disappears
Expresses the enduring connection between the speaker and the listener.
You and I will stay
Commitment to witness and endure the world's transformations.
and watch the world fade away
The speaker and the listener will persist through worldly changes.
And in a million trillion years
A futuristic perspective on the disappearance of stars.
when the stars all disappear
The enduring presence of the speaker and the listener.
You and I will stay
Commitment to witness and endure the universe's transformations.
and watch it all fade away
Final affirmation of enduring through all cosmic changes.
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