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Backwards with Time Lyrics
Folk always told me that my heart would grow
The older the man, yeah, the stronger the stone
Am I losing my mind?
Am I growing backwards with time?
Some say with age that a purpose comes clear
I see the opposite happening here
Are we losing the fight?
Are we growing backwards with time?
I was young and love was fun
Now it's so serious
Now all the fun has equal pain
There's something wrong with this
For all I know there's more I don't
Oh the little I have learned
For every year of knowledge gained
Is a negative year I've earned
Folk always told me that my heart would grow
The older the man, yeah, the stronger the stone
Am I losing my mind?
The older the man, yeah, the stronger the stone
Am I losing my mind?
Am I growing backwards with time?
I see the opposite happening here
Are we losing the fight?
Are we growing backwards with time?
Now it's so serious
Now all the fun has equal pain
There's something wrong with this
For all I know there's more I don't
Oh the little I have learned
For every year of knowledge gained
Is a negative year I've earned
The older the man, yeah, the stronger the stone
Am I losing my mind?
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For every year of knowledge gained is a negative year i've earned. Awesome lyric. Ignorance is bliss huh?
its one of those bitter sweet songs. you think your gonna know everything when you get older, but when you get there, you realize you still cant figure it all out, but dont see that that is what needed to be figured out. its life, and learning how to deal with it, and seeing how everything has a balance and eventually comes full circle.
Too bad there are only two comments! Such a great song about growing up. I just graduated, and this song has been on repeat for a couple of months now.
Anybody know what "the stronger the stone" line means?
Love the song though. As you actually do grow up, it looks very different than you ever thought it would. If you realize that you'll never know it all early on, then you're wise beyond your years. But then again, isn't that the point of growing up? If life ended up happening to you the way you thought it would that'd be awfully boring