This song absolutely kills me. I think it is about how death is part of life, how time only ever moves us forward, bringing us closer to the end.
The experience of time changes, from when we are children and time goes slowly and has a magical and endless quality, to when you are older and time feels precious and short. But time ALWAYS marches forward, never backward. Whether it feels slow or fast, it is still bringing us closer to death.
"Time's getting old, time's over now...Don't try to run after time…time's over now" These all reflect the fact that time is NOT limitless; time will truly end one day for us all.
You may remember being a little boy or a little girl, “once upon a time”, but you can't travel backwards. Time passes…until it runs out. When time is TRULY over then you die. Thus the musical punctuation at the lyrics “time’s over now.”
As someone who is struggling with a family member's recent death, the lyrics are so poignant to me. You will always remember your youth, and that feeling of time being endless. You may yearn for this and hope to chase that time and that feeling, but eventually it will be far behind you.
This song absolutely kills me. I think it is about how death is part of life, how time only ever moves us forward, bringing us closer to the end.
The experience of time changes, from when we are children and time goes slowly and has a magical and endless quality, to when you are older and time feels precious and short. But time ALWAYS marches forward, never backward. Whether it feels slow or fast, it is still bringing us closer to death.
"Time's getting old, time's over now...Don't try to run after time…time's over now" These all reflect the fact that time is NOT limitless; time will truly end one day for us all.
You may remember being a little boy or a little girl, “once upon a time”, but you can't travel backwards. Time passes…until it runs out. When time is TRULY over then you die. Thus the musical punctuation at the lyrics “time’s over now.”
As someone who is struggling with a family member's recent death, the lyrics are so poignant to me. You will always remember your youth, and that feeling of time being endless. You may yearn for this and hope to chase that time and that feeling, but eventually it will be far behind you.
I love this song intensely.