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The Future Ain't What It Used To Be Lyrics
I never knew so many bad times
Could follow me so mercilessly
It's almost surreal
All the pain that I feel
The future ain't what it used to be
It doesn't matter what they're thinking
It doesn't matter what they're thinking of me
It's always so cold
I'm to young to be old
The future ain't what it used to be
Were there ever any stars in the sky
Did the sun ever shine so bright?
Do you have any dreams I could borrow
Just to get me through the lonely night?
Is there anything left to hold on to
When the rivers wash it all away?
Is there anyone left to hold on to
Is there anything left I can say?
Say a prayer for the falling angels
Stem the tide of the rising waters
Toll a bell for the broken hearted
Burn a torch for your sons and daughters
The endless night has got a hold of me
Dark days are pulling me forward
And all the tears are washing over me-
I'm crying, lost forever-
In a future that ain't what it used to be
No more no more no more
It's like a storm that's never ending
It's like a shadow on the land and the sea
There's nothing so sad as
A tomorrow gone bad
The future ain't what it used to be
Some days I feel so numb and empty
And those would be the good days for me
Nothing gets to me now
Unless I'm thinking of how
The future ain't what it used to be
Is there anything left to hold on to
When the rivers wash it all away?
Is there anyone left to hold on to
Is there anything left I can say?
Say a prayer for the falling angels
Stem the tide of the rising waters
Toll a bell for the broken hearted
Burn a torch for your sons and daughters
The endless night has got a hold of me
Dark days are pulling me forward
And all the tears are washing over me-
I'm crying, lost forever-
In a future that ain't what it used to be
No more no more no more
The future just ain't what it used to be
It's never gonna be like it was
The future just ain't what it used to be
I wish it wouldn't come but it does
I wish it wouldn't come but it always does
Could follow me so mercilessly
It's almost surreal
All the pain that I feel
The future ain't what it used to be
It doesn't matter what they're thinking of me
It's always so cold
I'm to young to be old
The future ain't what it used to be
Did the sun ever shine so bright?
Do you have any dreams I could borrow
Just to get me through the lonely night?
Is there anything left to hold on to
When the rivers wash it all away?
Is there anyone left to hold on to
Is there anything left I can say?
Stem the tide of the rising waters
Toll a bell for the broken hearted
Burn a torch for your sons and daughters
The endless night has got a hold of me
Dark days are pulling me forward
And all the tears are washing over me-
I'm crying, lost forever-
In a future that ain't what it used to be
No more no more no more
It's like a shadow on the land and the sea
There's nothing so sad as
A tomorrow gone bad
The future ain't what it used to be
And those would be the good days for me
Nothing gets to me now
Unless I'm thinking of how
The future ain't what it used to be
When the rivers wash it all away?
Is there anyone left to hold on to
Is there anything left I can say?
Stem the tide of the rising waters
Toll a bell for the broken hearted
Burn a torch for your sons and daughters
The endless night has got a hold of me
Dark days are pulling me forward
And all the tears are washing over me-
I'm crying, lost forever-
In a future that ain't what it used to be
No more no more no more
It's never gonna be like it was
The future just ain't what it used to be
I wish it wouldn't come but it does
I wish it wouldn't come but it always does
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Holy CRAP why has no one commented on this yet? It's amazing! Best song on his new album (well OK, tied with Seize the Night and Alive) Some good ol' fashioned blues meets angst as only Meat can deliver it! Awesome, awesome...
Vocally, lyrically and the tune of this song...superb!
It's meaning is pretty much obvious. You don't want the future, which isn't what you thought it was, to come. Still, awesome song, I love the soft "twangy" guitar.
about aging. As you find yourself moving towards the end. You notice that what IS could have been so much better.. and you wish, pray, daydream for things to come, but as each day passes they become less tangible. Dreams, projects, ideas, all these slip from you. Till you find you self spending more time trying to remember things, instead of dreaming up futures that will never be. each day moving closer to the future that is only the sad ending present. until the end of the song which is about him dying not just aging.
about aging. As you find yourself moving towards the end. You notice that what IS could have been so much better.. and you wish, pray, daydream for things to come, but as each day passes they become less tangible. Dreams, projects, ideas, all these slip from you. Till you find you self spending more time trying to remember things, instead of dreaming up futures that will never be. each day moving closer to the future that is only the sad ending present. until the end of the song which is about him dying not just aging.
"Say a prayer for...
"Say a prayer for the falling angels (you say prayers for dead) Stem the tide of the rising waters (trying to stop something) Toll a bell for the broken hearted (you toll bells for the dead) Burn a torch for your sons and daughters (pass the light to your children) The endless night has got a hold of me (endless night = death) Dark days are pulling me forward
And all the tears are washing over me- I'm crying, lost forever- In a future that ain't what it used to be No more no more no more"
besides if these albums are a loose trilogy about The Rider then this is how it must end. With him all run out of adventures, and loves.. and passing away for better or worse.
besides if these albums are a loose trilogy about The Rider then this is how it must end. With him all run out of adventures, and loves.. and passing away for better or worse.
The best song on the album. No doubt about that. And i agree it´s about aging. That genious Jim Steinman really need to come up with some new music really soon