"#41" as written by and Haines Fullerton Carter A Beauford....
Come and see,
I swear by now I'm playing time against my troubles
I'm coming slow but speeding
Do you wish a dance while I'm in the front
The play on time is won
Oh, but the difficulty's coming here
I will go in this way
And find my own way out
I wont tell you what to be
But I'm coming to much more
Of Me
All at once the ghosts come back reeling in you now
What if they came down crushing
In the way I used to play for
All the love and loneliness
That nobody notices now
Oh, begging slow I'm coming here
I'll be waiting
I wanted to stay, I wanted to play, I wanted to love you
I'm only this far and only tomorrow leads the way
I'm coming waltzing back and moving into your head
Please
I wouldn't pass this by
Oh, no I wouldn't take any more than
What sort of man goes by
I will bring water
Why won't you ever be glad, it melts into wonder
I came in praying for you
Why wont you run into the rain and play
Let it just splash all over you
I swear by now I'm playing time against my troubles
I'm coming slow but speeding
Do you wish a dance while I'm in the front
The play on time is won
Oh, but the difficulty's coming here
I will go in this way
And find my own way out
I wont tell you what to be
But I'm coming to much more
Of Me
All at once the ghosts come back reeling in you now
What if they came down crushing
In the way I used to play for
All the love and loneliness
That nobody notices now
Oh, begging slow I'm coming here
I'll be waiting
I wanted to stay, I wanted to play, I wanted to love you
I'm only this far and only tomorrow leads the way
I'm coming waltzing back and moving into your head
Please
I wouldn't pass this by
Oh, no I wouldn't take any more than
What sort of man goes by
I will bring water
Why won't you ever be glad, it melts into wonder
I came in praying for you
Why wont you run into the rain and play
Let it just splash all over you
Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae
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i have been listening to this son for 10 years, and today it all just seemed to make sense, especially when u consider that he says things that dont normally make sense like"i will bring water"
i think this song is about a love and about his life being out of control.
1st verse - "Come and see..."
hes saying that time cures all ills, but more problems are coming
2nd verse - " i will go in this way..."
he's gonna do things his own way and "find his own way out" but he wont tell her how to handle her problems - "I wont tell you what to be"
3rd verse - "All at once the ghosts .."
even though he made it through the problems by "playing time" they come back "the ghosts" realing "her" back into his life. the same way that he used to play for love and lonliness and no one notices anymore
4th verse - "I'll be waiting..."
hes waiting for her. he always wanted to be with her and "play and love her"
hes only gotten so far, but he's walting back into her head (getting back into her life)
And the best part of the song:
5th verse - "I wouldn't pass this by.."
- he wont pass by this opportunity to be with her
- what sort of man wlaks by? doesnt take this opportunity?
- i will bring you water (implying that she's thirsty for some one to care about her and he will bring her that water and not walk by)
- he wants her to be glad
- he cant figure out why " it melts into wonder"
- he came into the ralationship "praying for her" hoping to help her to not be sad
- he wants her to run in the rain and play (what little kids do when they have fun)
- and let all the tears wash away "let tears splash all over you"
In the Radio City performance of this song, you can hear the frustration in Dave's voice. Every time I hear this it makes feel the pain from my own experiences. Great Song- one of his best.
Coming to terms with wanting a second chance with someone you once were close with. Most likely, romantically. Everyone always says " Just give it time" but sometimes time can only make the inner turmoil worse and the regret grows so large it becomes overwhelming which I think Dave captures so perfectly..on one hand you want to move on but on the other all you want to do is get on your knees and beg for that person to take you back but perhaps its the person's pride that makes it hard to go back:
" Come and see
I swear by now I'm playing time
I against my troubles
I'm coming slow but speeding
Do you wish a dance and while I'm
In the front
The play on time is won
But the difficulty is coming here "
And everyone is counseling you on how to move on and get over whatever remorse you are feeling you know what you want to do and you aren't interested in hearing others stories you are willing to make your own mistakes
"I will go in this way
And find my own way out
I wont tell you to stay
But I'm coming to much more
Me"
So you do it...you go back. You walk back into their life and lay it on the line...
"All at once the ghosts come back
Reeling in you now
What if they came down crushing
Remember when I used to play for
All of the loneliness that nobody
Notice now
I'm begging slow I'm coming here
Only waiting I wanted to stay
I wanted to play
I wanted to love you
I'm only this far
And only tomorrow leads my way
I'm coming waltzing back and moving into your head
Please, I wouldnt pass this by
I would take any more than
What sort of man goes by
I will bring water
Why wont you ever be glad
It melts into wonder
I came in praying for you
why wont you run
In the rain and play
Let the tears splash all over you "
and then you wait...and you hope. I think the tears are almost like a reference to other person cleansing themselves from whatever hard feelings they are holding onto from the past so that they can move forward....hopefully together? and the music is so powerful it captures all of those feelings of tension, love, frustration, remorse, anxiety, and most of all hope. In the end I feel that is emotion that is the driving force behind this song. Hope.
"I swear by now I'm playing time
against my troubles"
"The play on time is won
But the difficulty is coming here"
"All at once the ghosts come back
Reeling in you now
What if they came down crushing
Remember when I used to play for
All of the loneliness that nobody
Notice now
I'm begging slow I'm coming here
Only waiting I wanted to stay
I wanted to play
I wanted to love you"
I assumed this song was about a pain shared between him and someone he loved, a death, a fight, something like that. That's what this song means to me:
Come and see, I swear by now I'm playing time against my troubles
I'm coming slow but speeding
(I'm trying to forget the pain we've felt, I'm not perfect but I'm trying to get better.)
Do you wish a dance and while I'm in the front my playing time is won. Oh but the difficulty's coming here.
(Do you want to be like me and try to move on, as you can see I am moving on. Only more pain will be coming to you.)
I will go in this way, and find my own way out. I won't tell you what to be, but I'm coming to much more.
(I will fix my own problems. I won't tell you to be like me, but I'm getting better.)
Me, come now that ghosts come back, reeling in you now. What if they came down crushing?
(You are only going to keep remembering me. What if these memories are too painful?)
In the wake, we used to play for all the loneliness that nobody notices now. Begging slow, I'm coming here.
(Remember now, we used to just ignore all the pain that no one else can see. I'm coming very slowly, but I'm coming to help you.)
Only waiting, I wanted to stay, I wanted to play, I wanted to love you.
(I am willing to wait for you, I wish we could have stayed happy, I wish I could have just loved you with no pain.)
I'm only this far, and only tomorrow leads the way. I'm coming waltzing back and moving into your head.
(I've only come this far, but only the future leads the way. I am coming back into your life now.)
Please, I wouldn't pass this by, I wouldn't take any more than what sort of man goes by. I will bring water.
(I won't just let you go that easily, I won't just be like other people and leave you here. I will help you.)
Why won't you ever be glad, it melts into wonder. I came in praying for you.
(Why can't you just forget the pain, I'm happy, it will all just go away. I came here just trying to help you.)
Why won't you run into the rain and play, and let tears splash all over you.
(Why don't you just let go of the pain and be happy again, let it become part of you, but no longer controlling you.)
i have been listening to this son for 10 years, and today it all just seemed to make sense, especially when u consider that he says things that dont normally make sense like"i will bring water"
i think this song is about a love and about his life being out of control.
1st verse - "Come and see..."
hes saying that time cures all ills, but more problems are coming
2nd verse - " i will go in this way..."
he's gonna do things his own way and "find his own way out" but he wont tell her how to handle her problems - "I wont tell you what to be"
3rd verse - "All at once the ghosts .."
even though he made it through the problems by "playing time" they come back "the ghosts" realing "her" back into his life. the same way that he used to play for love and lonliness and no one notices anymore
4th verse - "I'll be waiting..."
hes waiting for her. he always wanted to be with her and "play and love her"
hes only gotten so far, but he's walting back into her head (getting back into her life)
And the best part of the song:
5th verse - "I wouldn't pass this by.."
- he wont pass by this opportunity to be with her
- what sort of man wlaks by? doesnt take this opportunity?
- i will bring you water (implying that she's thirsty for some one to care about her and he will bring her that water and not walk by)
- he wants her to be glad
- he cant figure out why " it melts into wonder"
- he came into the ralationship "praying for her" hoping to help her to not be sad
- he wants her to run in the rain and play (what little kids do when they have fun)
- and let all the tears wash away "let tears splash all over you"
Please)..i like the Please emphasized. he screwed up and is accepting responsibility (I wouldn't pass this by Oh, no I wouldn't take any more than). he wants her happy...both of them happy together..(Why won't you ever be glad, it melts into wonder, I came in praying for you, Why wont you run into the rain and play, Let it just splash all over you). He's seen her joyous..innocent and perfectly in love with him. he remembers and it compelling him to bring it back. he wants to do whatever it takes to get to that state again. I am at this point in my life now. she's my world that i polluted, along with all the other critics she endured. i have to figure out how to remove the damage and breathe new life into her. i can't imagine not having her in my life...i have to make her healthy again.