About The Song
Significance: “Time” is a song by Pink Floyd, featured on their eighth album, “The Dark Side of the Moon” (1973). The track, written by bassist Roger Waters, explores the theme of time slipping away, often unnoticed until it’s too late.
Emotional Impact: The song evokes a sense of anxiety and reflection, emphasizing the relentless passage of time. It showcases the band’s ability to convey complex emotions through music.
Personal Inspiration: Waters drew inspiration for “Time” when he realized he was no longer preparing for life but was already in its midst, having just turned 28.
Cultural Impact: Celebrating 50 years of music, “Time” remains an iconic piece, acknowledged for its profound lyrics and musical brilliance.
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Lyrics
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
Fritter and waste the hours in an off-hand way
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way
Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun
And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it’s sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in a relative way, but you’re older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death
Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way
The time is gone, the song is over, thought I’d something more to say
Home, home again
I like to be here when I can
And when I come home cold and tired
It’s good to warm my bones beside the fire
Far away, across the field
The tolling of the iron bell
Calls the faithful to their knees
To hear the softly spoken magic spell