I originally tried to write a song called "Where Has the Time Gone?" back in 2010. I came up with a simple acoustic guitar riff and verse melody, but when it came time to write a chorus I was stumped. I ended up writing a dumb chorus I hated and I gave up on the song entirely. For some reason, though, that guitar riff and first verse stayed stuck in my head for years afterward, and I finally got around to re-writing and finishing the song last week. I guess you could say this song is 7 years in the making!
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The passage of time has always freaked me out. "Where Has the Time Gone?" is about that sinking feeling of wasting precious time on nothing, whether due to anxiety, laziness, complacency, or other factors. I tend to let my anxieties rule my life and keep me from getting out there and really enjoying and experiencing the world. And time isn't going to slow down and wait for me to sort that out.
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Where has the time gone?
Did you see me there?
Was I with people?
Did I get scared?
How much time have I wasted
caught in routine?
When there's so much I haven't done
and haven't seen?
Where has the time gone?
Where has the time gone?
Am I still young?
Is it too late to turn back
this damage done?
The irony of worry
and fear of death
is that you waste the lifetime
you still have left
Where has the time gone?
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