Chinese Name: Yitong Chen
DoB: November 12, … Read Full Bio ↴English Name: Jason Chen
Chinese Name: Yitong Chen
DoB: November 12, 1988
Nationality: Chinese American
Relationship: One younger brother
High: 5'7"
Weight: 136.69lb
University: UCLA 2010
High School: Arcadia High School
Hobbies and Interests: Making Music, Attempting Yoga, Hibernating, Watching Nba Games, Dunking Like Lebron
Favorite Books: The Secret
Favorite TV Shows: How I Met Your Mother, 30 Rock, Two and a Half Men
Favorite Movies：Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Kung Fu Panda, Burn After Reading, The Proposal, Troy, The Departed
Living: Arcadia, Los Angeles, CA 91006
Music Style: Rhythm and Blues
Time Machine
Jason Chen Lyrics
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And I’m trying to figure out the moment I lost my head
The combination of senses put us in the red, in the red.
Something inside me pushed to be right
Until I found myself to foregone.
If I only had a time machine
That you fell in love with me,
You’d stay there forever.
Don’t you know that I’d do anything
To make you understand,
Understand that you are everything to me
If I only had a time machine.
Love was the only thing that was ever between us,
Now you’re miles away and I’m missing your touch
And the pain inside is just getting to be too much, way too much.
Something inside me had to be right
Until I found myself in the wrong, so wrong.
If I only had a time machine
I would take you back to the moment
That you fell in love with me,
You’d stay there forever.
Don’t you know that I’d do anything
To make you understand,
Understand that you are everything to me
If I only had a time machine.
If I could go back and admit I was wrong
I would take it all back and you will still be mine.
If I only had a time machine
I would take you back to the moment
That you fell in love with me,
You’d stay there forever.
Don’t you know that I’d do anything
To make you understand,
Understand that you are everything to me
If I only had a time machine.
The lyrics of Jason Chen’s Time Machine portray a regretful person who has been left by their loved one. The song is all about wishing to undo events that lead to the fallout of their relationship. The singer reflects on the little things they said and done that they deem were stupid and could have caused their breakup. They try to pinpoint the moment when they lost their head, and the combination of senses that caused them to go in the red zone. The desire to be right led to them ultimately being wrong.
The theme of time travel is introduced, where the singer wishes to go back in time to the moment when the person they loved still felt the same way about them. The idea is romanticized, and they imagine staying in that moment forever. The heartbreak of the separation is too much for them to bear, and they want to make amends to their former lover by admitting they were wrong.
Line by Line Meaning
In my head I’m going back to all the little stupid things I said
Recalling the times when I spoke without thinking, trying to figure when I went wrong.
And I’m trying to figure out the moment I lost my head
Attempting to understand the time when emotions got the better of me.
The combination of senses put us in the red, in the red.
The overwhelming emotions overshadowed our rational judgment, leading to a disastrous outcome.
Something inside me pushed to be right
There was an urge within me to prove myself correct.
Until I found myself to foregone.
This urge led me astray, without me realizing it.
If I only had a time machine
Fantasizing about having a device to travel back in time.
I would take you back to the moment
I would love to take you back in time with me.
That you fell in love with me,
The time when you first reciprocated my love.
You’d stay there forever.
We would be happy and in love forever, in that moment.
Don’t you know that I’d do anything
Willing to go to any length to make things right.
To make you understand,
To make you realize how important you are to me.
Understand that you are everything to me
Trying to convey that you mean the world to me.
Love was the only thing that was ever between us,
Our relationship was based entirely on love.
Now you’re miles away and I’m missing your touch
You're not with me, and I feel your absence terribly.
And the pain inside is just getting to be too much, way too much.
The hurt is too much to bear, it's becoming unbearable.
If I could go back and admit I was wrong
Regretting what I did wrong and wishing I could make it right.
I would take it all back and you will still be mine.
Wanting to reverse everything and get back with you.
Contributed by Emily C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@JasonChen
Time Machine is one of my favorite originals and I'm honored to have been able to work with Red Hong Yi on the music video!
Hope you guys enjoy it =) More originals coming very soon!
see ya'll next week!
@mdramk93
It is wonderful! :) <3
@Mav016
I super duper enjoyed it! haha I love it
@kietitude
new Red Hong Yi sking revealed
@nurulfany9829
I love it, I can't wait for another song :)
@624Kandy
this is one of my fav originals too!! hope u can come up wif more originals!! MUSIC NEVER SLEEPS!
@chocopie365
Honestly, it kills me that none of your songs are on the radio, yet. You sing amazing and your songs have really good lyrics. You deserve more credit, 1,000,000 subscribers isn't nearly enough for all the talent you have. I remember watching your music video "Best Friend" in 2011, it was incredible. You deserve to be more recognized, maybe they're just racist or something, but they don't know what they're missing out on. You'll make it big someday, Jason, just don't give up.
@JasonChen
thanks for the kind words kim!
@anisahendra5312
I agree
@preetiverma5519
I agree😢🤧