Time Zone
Hazakim Lyrics

Way before my breathing starts, inside of my inward parts
At the moment of conception, my body begins to develop internally

Shortly after conception I'm possessin' a beating heart
Within a short time after conception, my heart begins to beat

Week eight and my face is already taking shape
By week eight of development, the shape of my face has started to form

Rapid pace, numerous changes are taking place
Development during this time is fast, with many changes happening simultaneously

My thyroid's producing hormones controllin' how I'm growin'
The thyroid gland is already producing hormones that regulate my growth

Arms and legs are movin' – ears and eyes are formin'
My limbs are already moving and I'm developing ears and eyes

Each week a new change, waves goin' through my veins
Every week, there are new developments happening in my body as waves of change move through me

Skin's paper-thin, blood's flowin' through these veins
My skin is very thin and my blood is already flowing through my veins

Muscles developin', delicate is my skeleton
My muscles are developing, and my skeleton is still delicate at this stage

Pancreas makin' insulin, all my organs have settled in
My pancreas is already producing insulin, and all my organs have taken their proper places in my body

Over a thousand ligaments, equipped with vocal instruments
I already have over a thousand ligaments, and I'm equipped with the ability to produce sounds with my voice

I'm built so intricate, life inside of this uterus
My body is being built in such an intricate way while I'm inside the uterus

Second trimester with a see-through complexion
During my second trimester, my skin is still see-through

Knees and elbows are flexin' I'm making facial expressions
I'm already making facial expressions, and my knees and elbows are now able to flex

Numerous details, inside of me many cells
There are countless details and a vast number of cells within my developing body

Cuti-kels already producing finger nails
My cuticles are already producing my finger nails

Mom's producin' a lot of nutrients, I'm consumin' amniotic fluid
My mother is providing me with plenty of nutrients, and I'm consuming amniotic fluid for nourishment

My body's growin' and I'm improvin', time is movin' even inside the womb and
My body is growing and improving, and time is still moving even while I'm in the womb

Kick and squirm as I twist and turn, I can discern my mother's voice
I'm already able to kick, squirm, twist, and turn while in the womb, and I can recognize my mother's voice

I'm full term with a head of hair and it's been confirmed that I'm a boy
I have now reached full term, with a head of hair, and it has been confirmed that I am a boy

What a feeling, I'm among the living –just to exist is such a joy
It's an incredible feeling to be alive, and simply existing is a cause for joy

Many would simply think to kill me – they would insist I'm "just a choice"
Despite the fact that I am now alive, some people would still think of me as just a choice and would consider killing me

They cut my umbilical chord the very minute I'm born
As soon as I'm born, they immediately cut my umbilical cord

No longer within the placenta that was keeping me warm
I am no longer inside the placenta, which had been keeping me warm

Conceived in sin and now I'm about to enter this world
As a human, I was conceived in sin, and now I'm about to enter the world

So many things to explore, I've never seen this before
There are so many new things for me to explore and experience now that I'm outside the womb

Went from bottles and blocks to being able to walk
As I grow, I progress from drinking out of bottles and playing with blocks to being able to walk on my own

To preschool with other toddlers who would tattle a lot
After learning to walk, I attend preschool with other toddlers who tend to tattle on one another

Entering kindergarten, out of diapers, age of five
As I continue to grow, I eventually enter kindergarten and no longer need to wear diapers by the age of five

I'm pastin' collages with the crayons and markers – great at artwork
During my school years, I develop artistic skills and am good at making collages with crayons and markers

See me play with kids at the age of ten
By the age of ten, I'm already playing with other kids my age

Ain't afraid to blend – I play to win
I'm not afraid to stand out and compete in games, and I strive to win

A pivotal stage, I'm at a critical age
During my teenage years, I'm at a pivotal and critical stage of development

Dealin' with fits of rage – love playin' video games
As a teenager, I sometimes deal with fits of rage and enjoy playing video games

At the age of fifteen I'm rebellious and vain
By the age of fifteen, I'm often rebellious and vain

My parents see me as strange – kinda hard to explain
My parents often see me as being strange and it's somewhat difficult to explain my behavior

Soon I'll be off to college, I got a lot to accomplish
As I reach my late teens, I soon prepare to go off to college and have many goals to achieve

In my twenties nothing but parties and a whole lot of nonsense
During my twenties, I tend to focus on partying and engaging in youthful activities that may seem like nonsense to others

Fast-forward through my thirties, everything's blurry, already married
By my thirties, my life seems to have gone by in a blur, and I'm already married

At thirty five I'm raisin' two toddlers, forty nine I send them through college
At the age of thirty five, I'm busy raising two toddlers, and by the time I'm forty nine, I'm finished putting them through college

Got grandkids at fifty five, life's whizzing by, now I'm sixty five
By the time I'm fifty five, I already have grandchildren, and my life seems to be moving by very quickly. Now, I'm sixty five

Oooow – feelin' it in my spine, body's in decline, no longer in my prime
By my mid-sixties, I'm starting to feel physical decline, with a sense of pain in my spine, and I'm no longer feeling like I'm in the prime of my life

Still feel young, my mind betrays me – look in the mirror, realize I'm eighty
Even though I still feel young mentally, when I look in the mirror, I realize that I'm already eighty years old

Think about the people I've come across, loved and lost – man, time is crazy
As I reflect on my life, I think about all the people I've met and loved, but have also lost. It's clear to me that time is a crazy thing

It's just a matter of time, It's just a matter of time
Life is merely a matter of time

We're here today and gone tomorrow
We're here one moment and gone the next

Sunshine and rain, pain and sorrow
Life is a mix of good and bad experiences

Life's a passing shadow, it flies as fast as a arrow
Life is fleeting, like a shadow or a quickly moving arrow

Like blades of grass in a meadow, it's just a dash in the middle
Life is short, like the dash between the dates on a tombstone

Of two separate dates that dissipates once your time has passed
The two dates on a tombstone, representing birth and death, show that life has passed

Its goes by so fast, our lives are like an hourglass
Life seems to go by so quickly, just like sand through an hourglass

I'm facin' the unkown, my next phase a new milestone
I'm facing the unknown as I enter a new phase of life, which marks another milestone

I can wait but time won't – where I'm goin', new time zone
Even though I may be willing to wait, time will continue to move forward, and as I move on to the next phase of life, I'll be entering a new time zone

From the day that we're conceived until…
From the moment of conception until the end of our lives

Time only lingers then moves on
Time may feel like it's standing still, but it eventually moves on

It slips through your fingers then it's gone
Time slips away from us quickly, like sand through our fingers

Welcome to the Time Zone
This is the reality of living in a world where time is always moving forward