Lyric discussion by Deathwaffle 

Cover art for Life's Not A Race lyrics by 311

Wonderfull Santana-y tribute, this. I think this song is about chilling out and going with the flow, because life's not a race. The chorus doesn't seem to fit into the rest of the song, it sounds like he still loves someone who doesn't have feelings for him anymore?

@Deathwaffle I think the chorus is about the concept of "energy never being created or destroyed" . The fear of death is touched on, "can't believe that part of me will fade"... "In a future world, long ago" touches on the fact that time is merely a human construct, everything is actually quite cyclical. That same "part" that you are worrying about fading, is already catching your vibe "Part feels for your live, and lives to tell you so" and its literally trying to comfort your fear, because it is "already" reborn. The last verse kind...