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San Francisco Symphony & Metallica Lyrics

Don't you leave me Father Time
The singer is pleading with Time to not leave them behind in the past and to take them along on the progression of time.

Take me with you
The singer wants Time to take them along with his ceaseless march forward.

Tell me does your sun still shine
The singer wants to know if Time is still going on as normal, or if it has stopped or changed in some way.

Come squeeze the world and drip it down my throat...oh yeah
The singer wants Time to compress and compress the world and then let him consume it, the same way liquid would be consumed by someone drinking it.

Down my throat again...woooah
The singer continues to emphasize how he wants Time to give him everything the world has to offer, to the extent that he won't be able to consume it all.

You got to breathe man, breathe!
In the midst of the constant pressure and consumption, the singer reminds himself to breathe and stay alive, he's urging himself to stay alive.

Coming up for air
This line in particular is a reminder to come back to the present, take a deep breath, and stay alive amid the chaos and constant consumption.

Touch me so I think I'm here
The singer is so consumed with the world and Time's passage, this line is an indication of his desire to be brought back to reality, to know that he is really alive and present.

Skin my senses
The singer wants to feel and experience everything life has to offer, to the point where it overloads and overwhelms his senses

Barely breathing
As the singer consumes the world and tries to stay present, he allows himself to become almost overwhelmed and exhausted, and 'barely breathing.'

Minus human
The singer identifies himself as not quite human, as he is so consumed with the world he is seeing that he almost ceases to exist as an independent person.

Please squeeze the world and drip it down my throat again
The singer is begging Time to give him everything, again and again, no matter what it does to him.

You got to breathe man, breathe!
The constant pressure and overwhelming emotions require him to remind himself to keep breathing and stay alive.

Coming up for air
The singer reminds himself to take a break and to come back to the present in order to stay alive and focus on what needs to be done.

Breathe man, breathe!
The singer tells himself to keep breathing to stay alive and present, despite everything that is happening.

Coming up for!
The song ends on a cliffhanger, with the unfinished 'Coming up for!' line suggesting that the singer is still determined to keep going and to stay alive despite everything that is happening.