Great song - I'd just like to point out a quick bit of wordplay here that makes the song all the more meaningful. When the phrase "Only a Matter of Time" is first used in the song, it refers to other people looking at the musician, feeling assured that it won't be long before he fails in his career and has to go back to the common life. But by the end they turn it around and know that it's only a matter of time before they succeed - which, as it happens, they turned out to be right about.
In a broader sense, the song is about taking risks in order to find greater happiness in the end, and the phrase here that they chose for the album, "When Dream and Day Unite" seems to refer to the point in life where your dreams are waking - you're living out your dreams day to day.
Also, I believe a vocal melody here is reused on Take the Time.
Great song - I'd just like to point out a quick bit of wordplay here that makes the song all the more meaningful. When the phrase "Only a Matter of Time" is first used in the song, it refers to other people looking at the musician, feeling assured that it won't be long before he fails in his career and has to go back to the common life. But by the end they turn it around and know that it's only a matter of time before they succeed - which, as it happens, they turned out to be right about.
In a broader sense, the song is about taking risks in order to find greater happiness in the end, and the phrase here that they chose for the album, "When Dream and Day Unite" seems to refer to the point in life where your dreams are waking - you're living out your dreams day to day.
Also, I believe a vocal melody here is reused on Take the Time.