Have you ever wished that time could stand still? It’s a tragedy that we can’t remain youthful and carefree, and it hurts when the years take us progressively further away from the lives we shared with loved ones who are no longer here.
Sometimes I find myself wondering what some of those dearly departed might think of the world today. When ChatGPT first came out I was curious to know what David Bowie might have made of it! And when John Peel died, I was bereft of a presence that would always be up-to-date on the latest sounds (and would be sure to have an interesting opinion on them).
The song I’m sharing with you today is a bit of a mournful reflection on time’s relentless march. Here are the lyrics, and a live snippet from my Trinity performance.
(Ironically the song itself is getting more and more dated as 2023 slips further into the past! Perhaps I’ll consider changing those lyrics in the future.)
They’ll Never Know
What would John Peel think of Fontaines DC?
Would they make it to his Festive Fifty, in 2023?It’s thirty whole years since Sarah died
I’m feeling so weird about the time
So much has changed, and they’ll never know
So much has changed, and they’ll never knowOh, we’re up to our necks in the now
It’s taking us further away every day
Our tasteless bracelets belong to yesterdayOh, we’re up to our necks in the now
The strangest changes are driving us on
And it feels like a link with the past may be gone.I wonder what the future holds, but then I won’t find out
The unborn souls who inherit the world will see the things we don’tIn thirty more years I might have died
I’m feeling so weird about the time
So much will change and we’ll never know
So much will change and we’ll never knowOh, we’re up to our necks in the now
It’s taking us further away every day
Our tasteless bracelets belong to yesterdayOh, we’re up to our necks in the now
The strangest changes are driving us on
And it feels like a link with the past may be gone.They don’t know what they’re missing
I just know we’re missing themSo much has changed, they’ll never know
So much will change, they’ll never know
What’s the saddest thing about time passing, for you?
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