Song Description
A look at the transience of life and the inevitability of change.
| Song Length |
3:16 |
Genre |
Rock - Alternative, Rock - Modern |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Anxious, Disconcerted |
Subject |
Existence, Time |
| Similar Artists |
Arcade Fire, Interpol |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Well look at the clock baby/It's almost time to go
Time is moving fast/It's never moving slow
Where it's taking us baby/Well no one really knows
Our hours are fleeting/And so are our days
We feel the same yet we're changing/In so many ways
Yeah our skin is getting wrinkled/Our hair is turning gray.
Ashes to ashes baby/Dust to dust
Coal to diamonds/And iron to rust
Nothing stays the same/Change is a must
I said nothing stays the same baby/It's change that's a must
You gotta take it easy baby/Take it with a grain of salt
Time ain't gonna stop/No time ain't gonna halt
There's no way around it baby/It's the underlying fault
Ashes to ashes baby/Dust to dust
Coal to diamonds/And iron to rust
Nothing stays the same/And change is a must
I say nothing stays the same baby/Change is the must
Ashes to ashes baby/And dust to dust
Coal to diamonds/Iron to rust
Nothing stays the same baby/Change is the must
Someday baby/Maybe we'll find out why
Why nothing lasts forever/And everything must die
But we won't find out here baby/Maybe in the by-and-by.