Magnitude 9 not only writes catchy, melodic metal songs, but they also incorporate challenging musical elements without straying away too much from the actual song itself. They fuse metal with neoclassical & prog rock.
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Sands of Time
Magnitude 9 Lyrics
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Now alone I'm left to be someone I do not know
Someone who I can't agree
Time is running out now it's plain for me to see
My life was wasted on a dream
The sands of time won't wait for me
I was a lot like you, faced the world
With the strength of youth
Thought that I was strong
Had my own points of view
It's a sad fact of life,
There is beginning and an end
The race we have with time
Will we ever comprehend?
My life was wasted on a dream
The sands of time won't wait for me
The winds of change have blown my way, for one last time
The sands of time won't wait for me
The winds of change have blown my way, for one last time
If I could live it over again, I think I'd live it over again
The sands of time won't wait for me
The winds of change have blown my way, for one last time
The sands of time won't wait for me
The winds of change have blown my way, for one last time
The song "Sands of Time" by Magnitude 9 is a powerful ballad about reflecting on one's life choices and the inevitability of time. The lyrics speak from the perspective of an older person reflecting on how they have lived their life alone and how they have become someone they do not recognize. They acknowledge that they have wasted their life chasing a dream and that time is running out for them. They talk about how they were once like the listener, with the strength of youth, but that there is an end to everything and that time is racing by without them fully understanding it. The chorus repeats the phrase "the sands of time won't wait for me" as a reminder of this fact.
The despairing tone of the song is juxtaposed with a hopeful line towards the end: "If I could live it over again, I think I'd live it over again." This suggests a desire for a second chance to live life differently, which is a relatable sentiment for many people. The winds of change blowing for "one last time" suggests that the singer is aware of their impending mortality and is urging the listener to not waste their life like they did.
In total, "Sands of Time" is a song that encourages listeners to reflect on how they are spending their time and to not take the finite nature of time for granted. It suggests that it is never too late to make changes and pursue different life paths, but that it is important to act before time runs out.
Line by Line Meaning
My boy, he said, listen to me, I've lived my life alone
My son once told me to listen to him, as I have gone through my life feeling isolated
Now alone I'm left to be someone I do not know
Despite being by myself, I have become a stranger to my own self
Someone who I can't agree
I am unable to reconcile with the person I have become
Time is running out now it's plain for me to see
I have realized that time is quickly slipping away from me
My life was wasted on a dream
I have come to the realization that my life was poorly spent chasing an unattainable dream
The sands of time won't wait for me
The unstoppable flow of time will not pause for me
The winds of change have blown my way, for one last time
I am feeling the final gusts of change in my life
I was a lot like you, faced the world
With the strength of youth
Thought that I was strong
Had my own points of view
I was once like you, with the bravado of youth and the belief that I was invincible with my own perspectives
It's a sad fact of life,
There is beginning and an end
The race we have with time
Will we ever comprehend?
It is a sorrowful truth that life has a starting point and an end, and we constantly strive to keep up with the ever-passing time with little understanding
If I could live it over again, I think I'd live it over again
If given the chance, I would repeat my life the same way
The sands of time won't wait for me
The unstoppable flow of time will not pause for me
The winds of change have blown my way, for one last time
I am feeling the final gusts of change in my life
The sands of time won't wait for me
The unstoppable flow of time will not pause for me
The winds of change have blown my way, for one last time
I am feeling the final gusts of change in my life
Contributed by Chase C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.