Time Machine
Six Part Invention Lyrics


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"Time Machine"

do you remember how it felt like?
I still remember how the days that end, the weeks and months
we were together for so long
I haven't noticed, that we're falling down too fast

If I could take it all back
I still want you by my side.
If only I could bring you back to me
If I could go back in time
promise we won't say goodbye
I never really moved on,
No, not in time...

I wanna go back to the way we used to be
I wanna feel your skin, your lips so close to me
I wanna go back when I called you mine all the time
Every smile and every moment
If only I have (If only I have) a time machine.

I need you like the air I breathe
(you make me feel alive)
You're the best part of my everyday (my every night)
If only I could travel back in time
I'd take it all back and I'll turn it all around

If I could take it all back
I still want you by my side.
If only I could bring you back to me
If I could go back in time
promise we won't say goodbye
I never really moved on,
No, not in time...

I wanna go back to the way we used to be
I wanna feel your skin, your lips so close to me
I wanna go back when I called you mine all the time
Every smile and every moment
If only I have (If only I have) a time machine.

If I could go back in time, I'd make us so much better
If I could hear and if I could see,
If I could hold on to your hands
once again

I wanna go back to the way we used to be
I wanna feel your skin, your lips so close to me
I wanna go back when I called you mine all the time
Every smile and every moment




If only I have (If only I have) a time machine.
If only I have a time machine.

Overall Meaning

"Time Machine" is a song by Six Part Invention that tells the story of a person who longs to go back in time to be with their former lover. The song talks about how time flies so fast and they never realized how quickly they were falling apart. The lyrics capture the pain of losing someone and the desire to go back in time to make things right. The chorus emphasizes this point with the line "If only I have a time machine," which expresses the idea that if they had the chance, they would do everything in their power to make things work out.


The song also expresses the depth of the love that the singer feels for their former partner. They talk about how their ex-lover was the air they breathed and the best part of their everyday and every night. They continue to express their desperation to be with them again in lines such as "I wanna feel your skin, your lips so close to me." The singer believes that if they were given another chance, everything would work out, and they would be able to be together.


Overall, "Time Machine" is a powerful song that captures the bittersweet feeling of losing someone and the longing to go back and make things right. The singer's yearning for their former lover is palpable, and the lyrics paint a vivid picture of the pain they are feeling.


Line by Line Meaning

do you remember how it felt like?
Do you recall the sensation that we once experienced?


I still remember how the days that end, the weeks and months
I still possess memories of the time that has passed by, including every day, week, and month.


we were together for so long
We spent a considerable amount of time in each other's company.


I haven't noticed, that we're falling down too fast
I didn't recognize it at the time, but we were losing each other relatively quickly.


If I could take it all back
If I were able to alter or negate everything that has happened.


I still want you by my side.
I still long for your companionship and presence by my side.


If only I could bring you back to me
I desire to have you returned to me, if it were only possible.


If I could go back in time
If I could reverse time and revisit previous moments.


promise we won't say goodbye
I pledge that we would not have to part ways.


I never really moved on,
I never truly got over you.


No, not in time...
Even after a long time had passed, it still feels as if it wasn't very long ago.


I wanna go back to the way we used to be
I want to revisit our previous status and relationship.


I wanna feel your skin, your lips so close to me
I desire to be in close physical proximity with your skin and lips again.


I wanna go back when I called you mine all the time
I want to return to the time when I constantly referred to you as my significant other.


Every smile and every moment
Every instance where we smiled, and every single moment that we shared.


If only I have (If only I have) a time machine.
If only I owned a device that could transport me through time.


I need you like the air I breathe
You are as vital to me as the air I inhale.


(you make me feel alive)
Referring to how the person makes the singer feel alive.


You're the best part of my everyday (my every night)
You're the greatest aspect of my daily routines and my nighttimes.


I'd make us so much better
If given the opportunity, I would improve and strengthen our relationship beyond measure.


If I could hear and if I could see,
If I had the capacities to hear and see things differently.


If I could hold on to your hands
If I could maintain physical contact with you by holding your hands.


once again
Referring to when they were together before.




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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@rubyfelisilda7194

Same, kaya 😢 kinakanta ko yong kanta ni kitty Perry na 'the one that got away' yong lyrics na (In another life
I would be your girl
We keep all our promises
Be us against the world

In another life
I would make you stay
So I don't have to say
You were the one that got away
The one that got away)😢😊



All comments from YouTube:

@JaneroGo

May piano/keyboard ako noon, and may crush na umalis ng Pinas. Ang ginawa ko to cope with the sadness was nagsulat ako ng kanta about time machine kung saan gusto ko bumalik sa past na nandiyan lang ulit siya tapos, syempre delulu teenager ako, medyo pinalitan ko yung narrative na may something kami nung nandito pa siya. Early poet days ko 'yon, so hindi pa ganoon kagalingan. Tapos one time, habang papunta kami sa school sa service namin, may tumugtog sa radyo na kako, bakit parang ang familiar. May word na "time machine", "go back", "falling" and etc. Nagtaka ako bakit yung kantang sinulat ko, parang nabuhay. Pag-uwi ko from school, in-search ko agad yung Time Machine sa Youtube and funny enough, talagang may kanta na pala na ganoon. Same message, different lyrics. Super thrown off ako nung time na 'yon, pero it didn't take long and na-memorize ko yung kanta. May paiyak-iyak effect pa nga, as if naman 'yon yung experience ko sa love. 😂 Naging theme song ko siya for a while, and I remember paano ako natutuwa every time naririnig ko siya sa radyo kasi ini-imagine ko na yung kantang sinulat ko yung nagpe-play. That aside, listening to this now and with more comprehension skills, hindi lang yung nostalgia naa-appreciate ko pero pati yung storytelling. Alam ko maraming may alam ng kantang 'to pero sana, dumami kasi ang timeless ng datingan niya, at least for me. 🤍

@monicasalvame125

Nakamove on naman na sana Ako haha pero dahil sa songs na ito nagbalij lahat😢😊,,Way back my highschool to college life xia ung kasama ko ung mga plan namin noon naglaho na parang Bula,,tapos makikita mo masaya na cya sa iba masaklap pa pinsan mo pa haha itawa ko nlng Buhay nga naman,,Kon pwede lang mabalik lahat ipaglaban kita gang sa dulo,,,, time machine 😢😢

@markjosephedep5116

WTH

@aldrindadole4896

Hello po

@rainierpenoliar7235

❤️❤️❤️❤️ sana my time machine mabalik ko ang araw na mahal pa nya ako 😭😭

@user-hd1lp1vi6u

2024 na, pero gusto ko parin tong kanta nato HAHAHAHAHA ❤❤

@r36i3co9

stay in loved ma'am 💕

@marianehipe693

Sobrang sakit ung reality na ung taong gusto mong makasama habang buhay ay hindi na pwede na maging sayo sapagkat pag mamay ari na sya ng iba😥 after 10 years ikaw at ikw pa din kaso hindi na pwede…i will never forget you until my last breath…

@angeldolfo

AWEEEEE :( Hugssss

@rubyfelisilda7194

Same, kaya 😢 kinakanta ko yong kanta ni kitty Perry na 'the one that got away' yong lyrics na (In another life
I would be your girl
We keep all our promises
Be us against the world

In another life
I would make you stay
So I don't have to say
You were the one that got away
The one that got away)😢😊

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