Pink Cream 69 is a German hard rock band founded in 1987 in Karlsruhe, Germ… Read Full Bio ↴Pink Cream 69 is a German hard rock band founded in 1987 in Karlsruhe, Germany by Andi Deris, Dennis Ward, Kosta Zafiriou and Alfred Koffler. The band gained their first contract by winning music magazine Metal Hammer's newcomer competition in Ludwigsburg one year after forming. In 1994, Andi Deris left the band to join German power metal band Helloween. He was replaced by British singer David Readman. The band, often referred to as The Pinkies, became a five-piece in 2003, when Uwe Reitenauer was hired to support guitar player Alfred Koffler, who suffered from neuropathy.

Diggin' Through the Past
Pink Cream 69 Lyrics

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Expectation has become your plight
A loosing battle that you're not
Prepared to fight
Infatuated in what lies ahead
Convinced the future is hanging by a thread

You wonder why time passes by
(But) you never got a chance to fly

It's just another story told
A fear of growing old

Relocation, digging through the past
It give you comfort and you wish that it could last
So now you question how to coincide
The hard-earned wisdom with the carefree inner child

You wonder why time passes by
(But) you never got a chance to fly
It's just another story told
A fear of growing old
You wonder why time passes by
(But) you never got a chance to fly
It's just another story told
A fear of growing old

You tried to get the best of both worlds
You tried to have it all
You never had the feeling you'd be
Heading for a fall
Cantcha see your bridges burning
The point of no return
There ain't no way to prophecize
Something you should learn

You wonder why time passes by
(But) you never got a chance to fly
It's just another story told
A fear of growing old
You wonder why time passes by
(But) you never got a chance to fly

It's just another story told
A fear of growing old

Overall Meaning

The Pink Cream 69 song "Diggin' Through the Past" addresses the idea of balancing the past and future while being fully present in the present moment. The song's lyrics suggest that the fear of getting old and the pressure of expectations can hold someone back from taking risks and living life to the fullest. The lines "Expectation has become your plight/A loosing battle that you're not/Prepared to fight" refer to the stress that can accompany high expectations, leaving one feeling overwhelmed and ill-equipped to meet them. The song suggests that by taking some time to reflect on past experiences one finds comfort and stability.

The lyrics suggest that by "digging through the past," the singer is trying to reconcile their hard-earned wisdom with their more carefree past self. The song portrays it as a difficult balancing act, with the singer struggling to find a way to live in the moment without abandoning their past or ignoring their future. The chorus emphasizes this internal struggle, with the repeated refrain of "It's just another story told/A fear of growing old."

Overall, "Diggin' Through the Past" is a song about finding balance, accepting the past, and moving forward to embrace new experiences without fear of failure or the inevitability of getting older.

Line by Line Meaning

Expectation has become your plight
You have become trapped by the expectations that you set for yourself.

A losing battle that you're not Prepared to fight
You feel overwhelmed by your situation and do not have the confidence to fight against it.

Infatuated in what lies ahead
You are obsessed with what the future may bring, losing sight of the present moment.

Convinced the future is hanging by a thread
You believe the outcome of the future is uncertain and fragile.

You wonder why time passes by (But) you never got a chance to fly
You question why time seems to move so quickly, but you have never had an opportunity to take a risk and experience new things.

It's just another story told A fear of growing old
Your fear of aging prevents you from taking chances and living life to the fullest.

Relocation, digging through the past
You seek comfort in reminiscing about past experiences.

It give you comfort and you wish that it could last
Thinking about the past brings you comfort and you wish that those times could be relived.

So now you question how to coincide The hard-earned wisdom with the carefree inner child
You struggle with balancing the knowledge and experience you have gained with the desire to be carefree and adventurous.

You tried to get the best of both worlds You tried to have it all
You attempted to achieve everything that you wanted in life, but it proved impossible.

You never had the feeling you'd be Heading for a fall
You did not anticipate the negative consequences of your actions.

Cantcha see your bridges burning The point of no return
You failed to recognize the irreversible nature of some of your decisions, causing them to have significant consequences.

There ain't no way to prophesize Something you should learn
You cannot predict the future, which is a lesson that you need to accept and understand.

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