Lyric discussion by Ritzytrailer 

Cover art for Days Are Numbers (The Traveller) lyrics by Alan Parsons Project, The

How amazing music like this is, how it can invoke a memory.

It took 2 seconds when I heard the phone ringing in the intro, and (although I haven't heard this song in over a decade) I immediately felt my throat tighten up, and got a bit teary-eyed.

It's a beautiful song, for all the reasons that people have stated, but for me - it invoked a memory long forgotten of a lonely, confused 20-something that woke up one morning and decided he'd had enough...

"The traveller awaits the morning tide He doesn't know what's on the other side But something deep inside of him Keeps telling him to go He hasn't found a reason to say no"

Thank God for divine interaction, or whatever it was that day. I'm lucky I now get to reflect as a 60-something year old man on all the wonderment that the world had to offer. #ItGetsBetter.

I still love this song, and Alan Parsons Project. This was an excellent album, and it's still timeless.

Memory

@Ritzytrailer Well said.