Time Machine
Frank Ocean Lyrics
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Until I'm with you. I promise
I'm scared
I guess I shouldn't be
But I'm a boy
In this adult body
I know I said
But I haven't
And thats cost you years
This is has been one of my fears
Thats has only ever caused you tears
So time machine take me ahead till I'm with her
Gotta be with her with her with her can't let her live by herself
Oh time machine maybe we can take her with us
Long as I'm with her with her with ain't living by herself
Lift off an goooo Oooooh Ooooooh
I tried
With all my might I peddled as fast as I could
Until the years just started to flicker
Our life all this
I saw memories on both sides of the road
I pointed them out as I went along
Right there we're making out listening to pruple rain in the basement
And just ahead I can see your heart falling but I can't save it
This is has been one of my fears
Thats has only ever caused you tears
So time machine take me ahead till I'm with her
Gotta be with her with her with her can't let her live by herself
Oh time machine maybe we can take her with us
Long as I'm with her with her with ain't living by herself
Lift off an goooo Oooooh Ooooooh
I'm on my way their
To that time and place
Wish you could see all that I see now
I'm headed toward you
I'm wishin' time could wait
I'm a mile away
So time machine take me ahead till I'm with her
Gotta be with her with her with her can't let her live by herself
Oh time machine maybe we can take her with us
Long as I'm with her with her with ain't living by herself
Lift off an goooo Oooooh Ooooooh
The lyrics of Frank Ocean's Time Machine are a poignant reflection on regret and longing for a past love. The song describes the desire to turn back time and reclaim what was lost with the loved one, who has moved on to live life without the singer. It begins with the promise to fly through time until he is with the person he loves, admitting that he is scared to go back because he has not grown old together as promised. The fear stems from being a boy in an adult body, unable to fulfill the promise made to grow old together. The regret of losing the years that could have been spent together is palpable in the lyrics.
The desire to turn back time and undo the damage is what drives the singer to try and ride his bike into the past. He describes how he tries with all his might to peddle as fast as he could until the years started to flicker. As he goes on this journey, he relives the memories of the past, realizing moments that they had shared that once were so precious. The realization that they are now only memories and can never be relived causes him to lament. He wishes he could go back and save her heart from falling but realizes that he can't. The song ends with the singer being a mile away and wishing that time could wait.
Overall, the song portrays the deep regret and pain that comes from a love lost, and the desire to turn back time and be with the person they love. It is a powerful expression of the human condition, where we find ourselves helpless in the face of time and unable to change what has been lost.
Line by Line Meaning
Get on my bike and ima fly through time
Until I'm with you. I promise
Using a time machine, I'll travel back in time until I'm with you again, and I guarantee it
I'm scared
I guess I shouldn't be
But I'm a boy
In this adult body
I'm afraid, even though I'm a grown man
I know I said
That we would grow old together
But I haven't
And thats cost you years
I promised we'd age gracefully side by side, but I've failed to keep my promise, leaving you to bear the burden of lost years
This is has been one of my fears
Thats has only ever caused you tears
So time machine take me ahead till I'm with her
Gotta be with her with her with her can't let her live by herself
Oh time machine maybe we can take her with us
Long as I'm with her with her with ain't living by herself
Lift off an goooo Oooooh Ooooooh
This fear of not being able to be with you has only caused you pain. So, I want the time machine to take me to you. I need to be with you and not leave you alone. Maybe we can take her with us if we're together. Ready for takeoff!
I tried
With all my might I peddled as fast as I could
Until the years just started to flicker
Our life all this
I saw memories on both sides of the road
I pointed them out as I went along
Right there we're making out listening to pruple rain in the basement
And just ahead I can see your heart falling but I can't save it
I put all my effort into time traveling, and as I rode through different memories, I recognized them and shared them with you. I remember the time we were in the basement listening to Prince, and just ahead, I can see the moment your heart broke, but I couldn't stop it from happening.
I'm on my way their
To that time and place
Wish you could see all that I see now
I'm headed toward you
I'm wishin' time could wait
I'm a mile away
I'm heading towards that specific moment in time and place where we shared memories. I wish you could see what I saw on my way here. I'm getting closer to you, but I wish we had more time to spend together. I'm almost there.
Contributed by Camden Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@TreySongzLyricsonScreen
[Verse 1]
I’ll stack these magazines in the corner
After I’m done with them
And I still got the same hope that I started with
That you’ll be in one of them
My camera shed some tears since you left him
With nothing, with nothing
[Pre-Chorus]
How am I supposed to remember?
I got the memories
But memories fade, baby
What am I gonna show to my kids, girl?
When I’m older, and my mind is telling me to forget you
What’s gonna make me remember?
[Chorus]
That’s why I was always taking pictures, pictures
‘Cause I didn’t wanna miss a thing, miss a thing
Tell me how could you take the pictures, pictures
When you knew they were all that I had left - nothing left
They were part of our history, this story
I was always taking pictures
‘Cause I didn’t wanna miss you so bad, miss you this bad
Miss you so bad, miss you so
[Verse 2]
We didn’t make love
We celebrated its invention
Confetti on the mattress - I used to have those images
Tonight I came home they were just embers in the fire
Along with my hard drive, no notes, no goodbye
[Pre-Chorus]
How the hell am I supposed to remember?
Tell me now, I got the memories
But memories don’t last...
What am I gonna show to my kids, baby?
When I’m older, and my mind’s telling me to forget you
What’s gonna make me remember?
[Chorus]
That’s why I was always taking pictures, pictures
‘Cause I didn’t wanna miss a thing, miss a thing
Tell me how could you take the pictures, pictures
When you knew they were all that I had left - nothing left
They were part of our history, this story
I was always taking pictures
‘Cause I didn’t wanna miss you
[Verse 3]
No video, no polariods
No record of the love we had
My Nikon wasn’t fast enough
To catch my heart break in half
No smiles in my picture frame, no
Just got them little basic ones that the picture frames come with
Models, wedding pictures, you know
[Chorus]
That’s why I was always taking pictures, pictures
'Cause I didn’t wanna miss a thing, miss a thing
Tell me how could you take the pictures, pictures?
When you knew they were all that I had left – nothing left
They were part of our history, this story
I was always taking pictures
'Cause I didn’t wanna miss you so bad, miss you this bad
Miss you so bad, miss you so…
@JianniCarter
I stack these magazines in the corner after I'm done with em
Then I still got the same old love that I started with
But you be in one of them
My camera shed some tears since you left em with nothing.
With nothing
How am I suppose to remember
Oooh
And all the memories.
The memories they faded
What am I gonna show to the kids girl
Oohh noo
My mind is telling me to forget you
What's gonna make me remember?
That's why I was always taking pictures.
Pictures
Cause I didn't wanna miss a thing
Miss a thing
Tell me how I could take the pictures
Pictures
When you know they were all I had left
Nothing left
They were part of our history
I was always tsking pictures
Pictures
Cause I didn't wanna miss you bad
Miss you this bad
@obrey__
I just got to experience this song for the first time... wow
@vexrich
Same
@Kiara-jm2cq
Me too
@obrey__
Kiara kind of random, but a song I really wish I could hear for the first time again is called track x by black road, new country. Suuper beautiful and haunting
@vexrich
@@obrey__ We say things like that but my favorite music sounds best when I've heard it a lot, and take a break and hear it again knowing most of the words but noticing something new in it
@obrey__
Vex Rich true.. I still feel the song, but I’m afraid of getting sick of it.. now that I think about it, this is kind of a great spot to be in. I hope I remember this when I go through a mid life crisis and romanticize youth lol
@levontaebaynes8926
this lonny breaux guy is really good. Surely he wont drop an album then go ghost on his fans for 6 years.
@biancacaputo7174
he be going through it though. Yesterday he sold a cock ring for $25k lolol. I don't think he cares about the music so much no more
@Ninoish
that was real personal, you know him???
@808mike
Did someone forget tell her-