My father's (he was a trumpet player, composer and conductor) last words to me were "Well dear, I seem to have run out of lyrics". That's not on his tombstone, wish it was.
I just had an existential crisis that lasted around 3 and a half months. It finally went away about 2 weeks ago, but I think it might be coming back....
I remember when I first heard Time. After the “starting gun” line I’m not ashamed to say I cried very real tears almost immediately. No string of words had ever so accurately said what I’d been thinking. They hit like a freight train and the guitar solo felt like plunging down a roller coaster and my stomach dropped. This song changed my life.
Pink Floyd: “no one told when to run, you missed the starting gun” guitar solo Me hearing it for the first time: woah... This song always gets me thinking and reminds me not to waste time, but also not to desperately chase too much.
Dustin Bradshaw for real. I don’t listen to it very often so I can recreate that feeling. Nothing fancy or ‘difficult’ besides the tone and emotion. You can find David playing it isolated on video. I think from the VH1 classic album series.
About 3 years ago I bought a pristine LP of Dark Side of the Moon and hearing it fully for the first time, it absolutely blew my mind. This album changed my life and I'll forever remember the moment I heard it for the first time.
I was looking forward to you doing Time, as no other song has struck such a chord (pun semi-intended) with me. As ever, your analysis doesn't disappoint - deep and thoughtful but also presented with concision and clarity. Keep up the good work!
MadmanMortonYT the fact that you have enough awareness to recognize the importance of the present moment is quite a personal victory. Use your awareness well, and you will be able to be reasonably happy (and occasionally extremely happy).
Elijah gast I turn 30 in just a couple months, and believe me that it gets worse. I still find it horrifying when I tell myself I'll do something or have some time for something before I'm 30...only to have realization sink in a few moments later.
Wow, it's almost like there was intended symbolism, because songs can do that, but naaah, let's just use the same format that we always do without making any real statement!
I think “The sun is the same in a relative way but you’re older” is one of the most clever lines ever written. It evokes such powerful imagery of the sun being in the exact same place in the sky at a certain time of day, every day. I can imagine someone growing older each day while the sun remains unchanging in the sky in a timelapse sort of fashion.
You mean it makes you feel, you just happen to not wanna feel those feelings, anxiety is all you, hard to admit but its true, least now you know you can get over that hill because its within you
Perfect time for the perfect song. I think that in these troubled times, we all feeel a little bit closeer to death., We are under order to shelter in place. So here we sit, burning up our precious time.Thanks for posting
It's not that we're closer to death, it's that we come to realize that we have so much time during the containment and yet our ability to waste our time is still remarkable. We're actually surprised by our ability to waste time no matter how much time we have.
@Stellvia Hoenheim Good for you then. But whenever there is a crisis, that means alot of people are pushed onto the streets, and more people dies. Remember economy isn't only numbers, it also means lives. And others struggle to get buy, life becomes more difficult to them.
That's very true But I honestly felt safe during lockdown. There was the whole issue of not seeing anybody, yes, but I personally got used to staying round in my block, walking the dog, and going back home. Now that it's finished, I feel open to the World, and everything is more agoraphobic than before, and while I would want to see more people, that feeling and desire for safety, closed in my hole, my attic, my walls, remains. Now that everything has started moving again, ticking round, life seems in motion, which in this moment in life especially, scares the shit out of me.
As much as I love the whole song, I've always thought the reprise of Breathe was the most interesting part. I guess it's just because the first time I heard it, I didn't expect it to do that.
It's scary how accurate this song is. It's crazy Waters was younger than I am now when he wrote it and how well it captures the existential feeling of getting older. At 15 I was too young to get it. In my early 20s I got it, but was too young to understand it on a existential level, in my late 20s and into my 30s it scares me. What this song will mean when I hit 40 I'll find in time, but I'm in no rush to get there.
When I see your video on “The Dark Side on the Moon Project”. It’s really cool and keeps adding layers that I haven’t seen (or in the case of this album, heard) before. I hope to see more of what you’ve been digging up, because this archeological dig in this album really reveals what the message is on each track and what the overlaying message of the album is trying to say.
I feel the voice overs are like snippets of ones ego, the lyrics are mostly ones anxiety, greed, fear etc... and the female backing vocals represent the spiritual need within us all.
The line "quiet desperation is the English way" & possibly the sentiment of the song might have been inspired by Henry David Thoreau who wrote " the mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation." A very profound if not sorrowful song that ponders what a well lived life really is. I wore out 2 vinyl copies of Dark Side of the Moon back in the early 70s. Definitely a good headphone, introspective album. Love the series you're doing on it 👍
Bought the album on vinyl just last Saturday and I can say I think this is the best album I’ve bought, not my favourite though, regardless, this album is a masterpiece
Bought the album on vinyl in 1975 and sorely wish I still had that copy. I loved those old Hipgnosis covers, especially the gatefolds. Had endless stoner fun discussing the details with my best friends.
Yeah, my dad made me listen to this album, blindfolded with headphones, start to finish, when I was 12. I still thought it rocked, and it has influenced my musical style directly... But yeah, it wasn't until my late 20s that the lyrical content really spoke to me.
The biggest reason I love Pink Floyd is that they're the one band I can consistently turn to when things have got to shit that will validate every dark feeling I'm experiencing, when nobody in my circle will do so. It's the most freeing thing I can do for myself. I have a feeling I'll be visiting my Pink Floyd vinyl in the very near future.
I always thought of the breathe reprise as a description of the afterlife. It is after "the song is over", and it talks about being "home, home again." Metaphorically, death could be seen as being home again, returning to where you once started. Also, the section is more relaxed and less sad, perhaps to signify that the narrator no longer has to worry about time because he is dead. Also, he is "cold and tired" from reality, and maybe the afterlife is where he can finally "warm his bones beside the fire." Meanwhile, "far away across the field" (maybe "across the field" meaning across the field of existence, AKA in real life), there is a funeral for the narrator that is going on: "the tolling of the iron bell brings the faithful to their knees." The people there hear the priest say the words to let the narrator rest in peace - the "softly spoken magic spell". Now the narrator is finally at peace, and the song is truly over.
'Of all the struggles that Pink Floyd talk about throughout Dark Side Of The Moon, time is the most universal.' Umm, Great Gig In The Sky is the very next track.
One of my most profound fears is lying on my death bed and having the epiphany that I’ve missed out on life. That scares me more than death in some ways. Ironically enough my fear of death scares me away from experiencing life.
Amazing, wide-angled exploration, as always. Just a little hint. I've looked up the original lyrics written in the 1973 LP gatefold. It stands: "The time is gone, the song is over, thought I'd something more to say".
In college, I remember the verse: "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 thinking. Hmmmm, ten years is a long time. I get it figured out. I'm 54 now, and I am still waiting for someone or something to show me the way. 🤷♂️🤦♂️🤔😢
after watching it I've realized, I waste my time on silly stupid shit, I'm 22 years, working my ass by night shifts I hate and continues circle that hunts my day to day, being anti-social, locked in my own thought of darkness, the dark side of the moon made me realize, I should enjoy second by second in my life and not throwing the gift of life, you only live once, enjoy it in the best possible way, we all gonna die one day, time pass by so fast you barely blink BOOM another day has passed, and another day and another and another day. thanks pink Floyd, you have opened my eyes to new perspectives, I'm definitely buying DSOTM vinyl and pass it to my baby sister, I don't want my baby sister to waste her life, I want her to live on the edge, giggly smiling and happy.
Even crazy to think about the fact that people that wrote this song, spent their time writing a song that would change the way teenagers look at their life. And some of them are dead. Their time has run up
This song, unus annus, and many sleepless nights have basically beaten the fear of death out of me, at this point im more scared of living forever than of the end of mt life, all thanks to all of the reminders of my mortality all over the years i've lived so far
I also love in the reprise of breathe how the lyrics "Home again" represent the music too, how we feel comfortable and at home in the repetition of the opening song. It contrasts the harshness of time and I think criticises our ignorance towards the passing of time.
For me, Time is THE Pink Floyd song. All for members get their time to shine, the lyrics are representative of how deep Pink Floyd's music is and the vocals are godly. The guitar solo is madly underrated, even by fans and "experts". For me, it's the best Gilmour solo and by that my favourite solo of all time. No pun intended though. It's literally transcendental and emotional like not many other pieces and deserves more recognition than it gets. In fact, it's impossible to overrate or exaggerate the solo, the song and the whole record. Just otherworldly perfection.
Great video. This is one of my favorite songs of all time. It fills me with a unique, bittersweet feeling that no other song has exactly matched. I relate to the first segment of the song, and am fearful of the second half occuring. It's a striking and thought-provoking song and it's easy to see how Pink Floyd became so successful.
DAMMM!! I LOVED THIS VIDEO!!! I CAN'T WAIT TO WATCH "THE GREAT GIG IN THE SKY" VIDEO! Also my fav song of the album. I already watched a couple of ur videos, and I love them!
Far and away one of the most formative songs in my upbringing. Glad to watch this in-depth reflection on it. Both the song and lyrics meant everything to me from the time I first heard it as a teenager.
Great breakdown of one of the most iconic Floyd songs. This song has more relevance today then it ever had. The line in the reprise "The tolling of the Iron bell etc." is one of my favourite lyrics in the song. I heard once that this was Waters sharing his anti religious sentiments. The "softly spoken magic spell" making reference to how religion can entrance and deceive people. Always thought that was kind of cool.
I love this song so much to the point where I didn't think I could love it any more. Boy was I wrong, That was one of the best videos on Pink Floyd I've ever watched. Dude. Thank you.
this song gives me anxiety but also motivates me to do what i really want in life. I promise myself I'm going to become a welder, an artist and make music and god damn it i'm gonna do whatever it takes to do it pray for me lads.
It feels like yesterday my mother was holding me in her arms, carrying me and feeding me and tucking me into bed, and here i am. Im turning 17 tomorrow. No one told me when to run. Goodnight fellas.
It makes sense. John at the bar is John Lennon. He wants out of the place he’s at. John left the Beatles. Paul is Paul McCartney who never had time for a wife. He never had time to settle down. He always wanted to continue touring and doing live shows. Please look into this
Incredible vid. You missed one of my favourite lyrics meanings though. "The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older", a year has passed and so the sun is literally the same in a relative way but you're older
I listened to this song/this entire album on repeat literally all day when I was around 9 years old. I was trapped in my room usually and all I had was an ipod shuffle. Pink Floyd basically shaped my musical talent and this song gives me so much nostalgia and goosebumps every time. I wouldn’t be where I am now without this song.
People here talking about their age, whether it's 18, 30, 50, whatever... I'm 54. And I'm sure there will be someone reading this who's 64, 74, 84, or even 94. Try to forget about the number, is my advice. Concentrate on what's around you. Live off the past, for the future, and in the present. Peace.
O.M.G.!! 1st of all...I don’t know how I haven’t seen this already bc I love all music..but Floyd is my heart & soul. Really..even LedZep takes a back seat. Pink Floyd cannot be touched. I’ll leave that there...bc right now I just had to drop what I was doing & say this immediately...today I’ve had something in my mind all day long..it just kept coming up for no particular reason...that would be...the time I heard Roger Waters say about life..that as children we think were preparing for life to start & then one day you realize that life already started...that life’s been happening all along & you’ve lost all that life & time bc you didn’t know. You’ve been cheated! I’ve been thinking about that all day & NOW I’ve just heard YOU bring it up! What are the odds?! Tomorrow I’ll probably be thinking all day about THIS odd occurrence! Anyway..I’m just getting started on this series & I love this kind of stuff!! This is going in my personal archive! THANK U!🙏🏻
There are movie buffs who say that the greatest film ever made was Citizen Kane. I was shown it in school. I didn't get the ending. Rosebud. Many many years later, I got the understanding that here was this obscenely rich man, a guy who could buy almost anything he wanted. His dying last word was "Rosebud", the snow sled of his youth. And he said this because he was brutally aware that the one thing he could never get back was Time.
Ever notice how often Pink Floyd reference the sun? "And you run, and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking." "No one speaks and no one tries No one flies around the sun" "Fat Old Sun" "Set the Controls For the Heart of the Sun" "And everything under the sun is in tune, But the sun is eclipsed by the moon..." "Climb your favorite apple tree Try to catch the sun" "Action brings good fortune Sunset, sunrise"
Wow..I thought I had a good ear for music. Didn't know that 'Breathe' was on the second to last verse on 'Time' (or is it actually the chorus just with different lyrics?)🤔 Anyway now I've heard it I wont unhear it! Thankyou!⏳⏰!!
Poly, your thoughts are not original. I, and im sure, 'we', have already thought of all of this. But your words... I could never articulate my thoughts of these rythmithic sound beats like you can. This goes for every song you have on your profile. I really should check out your Nebula and Curiosity. Edit: I have paid money for your Nebula. Money well spent. Next is Curiosity.
Hey @polyphonic. I am a huge Pink Floyd fan. Personally, I am more of a fan of Wish you were here, wondering if you would do these deep dives on other albums by Pink Floyd, like Animals, Wish You Were Here, or The Wall? Just love this stuff, wondering if it will cover other aspects of their discography.
I tried to sign up on curiosity stream with the link you provided...but the are not offering me a free year sign up...They are offering 40% pr $12/year. Please advise.
Its not Wright in the Dmaj7 to Amaj7 section. Its still Gilmour. Wright sings all the higher harmony vocals and doubles with David. They sound very much the same but you can tell the difference
