Son you better be ready for love
On this glory day
This is your chance to believe
What I've got to say

Keep your eyes on the sky
Put a dollar in the kitty
Don't the moon look pretty

Tonight when I chase the dragon
The water may change to cherry wine
And the silver will turn to gold
Time out of mind

I am holding the mystical stone
It's direct from Lasa
Where people are rolling in the snow
Far from the world we know

Children we have it right here
It's the light in my eyes
It's perfection and grace
It's the smile on my face

Tonight when I chase the dragon
The water may change to cherry wine
And the silver will turn to gold
Time out of mind

Children we have it right here
It's the light in my eyes
It's perfection and grace
It's the smile on my face

Tonight when I chase the dragon
The water may change to cherry wine
And the silver will turn to gold
Time out of mind


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Time out of Mind Lyrics as written by Walter Becker Donald Fagen

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    I have been fascinated with SD lyrics for many years. I started trying to interpret them before I knew that others were doing the same. I happened on a site called "Fever Dreams" which posted interpretations. Not sure that it still exists.

    "Time Out Of Mind" has always drawn my attention because I think it is purposely written for two meanings. I do not put it by SD to be so clever as to write a song that uses one interpretation as a vehicle for another interpretation.

    I'm sort of surprised that no one else has put forward this understanding of the song.

    No doubt that Time Out Of Mind is about drugs. That has been clearly supported. However, I think that the drug angle is presented in an environment of a religious revival. This shouldn't be too far a reach. After all, a believe that it was a Chinese philosopher that stated "religion is the opiate of the people."

    Supporting the religious revival angle:

    On this glory day This is your chance to believe What I've got to say

    Clearly this is preacher speaking (as they do) to "believe."

    Keep your eyes on the sky Put a dollar in the kitty

    Self-evident.... Look to the heavens Contribute to the church

    The water may change to cherry wine

    Changing water to wine as Jesus did

    Children we have it right here It's the light in my eyes It's perfection and grace

    Children (children of God) "Light" in my eyes Perfection and grace of God

    ...and so on.

    Yes...of course, it is all drug related as stated by other posts. However, we cannot avoid the vehicle of "religion."

    Just my 2 cents.

    -Paige

    PLA0242on June 29, 2010   Link

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