Eric Woolfson wrote most of the music and lyrics while Alan Parsons overviewed the production process. Prior to starting his Project, Parsons worked as an engineer with names such as the Beatles (Abbey Road, the Get Back roofttop concert) and Pink Floyd (Dark Side of the Moon, Atom Heart Mother).
Since the 1990s Alan Parsons has been performing live shows, touring all over the world, but without Eric Woolfson.
Some Other Time
The Alan Parsons Project Lyrics
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Lost till the end of time
It's the evening of another day
And the end of mine
Now the starlight which has found me
Lost for a million years
Tries to linger as it fills my eyes
Could it be that somebody else is
Looking into my mind
Some other place
Somewhere
Some other time
Some other place
Somewhere
Some other time
Like a mirror held before me
Large as the sky is wide
And the image is reflected
Back to the other side
Could it be that somebody else is
Looking into my mind
Some other place
Somewhere
Some other time
Some other place
Somewhere
Some other time
The lyrics to The Alan Parsons Project's song "Some Other Time" give the impression of timelessness and a feeling of detachment from the present moment. The first lines "In a matter of a moment, Lost till the end of time" convey the idea that time is fleeting and that even a brief moment can have a profound effect that resonates beyond the present moment. The imagery continues with the contrasting of evening and the end of the day, reflecting the fleeting nature of life and the sense of finality that comes with the passage of time.
When the starlight is mentioned and its attempt to linger, only to disappear, it acts as a metaphor for our own existence; we are here for a brief moment and then gone. The repetition of "some other place, somewhere, some other time" suggests a desire to transcend time and place, to find another moment that will last forever. The final lines of the song "Like a mirror held before me, Large as the sky is wide, And the image is reflected, Back to the other side" reinforces the idea of a fleeting image that is reflected back to us, only to be lost forever in the flow of time.
Overall, "Some Other Time" is a poetically rich song that evokes themes of the transience of time and the desire to transcend it. The lyrics show how small moments can have a great impact on our lives, and their fleeting nature adds to the emotional impact they have on us.
Line by Line Meaning
In a matter of a moment
Instantaneously
Lost till the end of time
Forever missing
It's the evening of another day
Just another evening
And the end of mine
And the end of my day
Now the starlight which has found me
Light that finally found me
Lost for a million years
Absent for an eternity
Tries to linger as it fills my eyes
Attempts to stay as it satisfies my vision
'Till it disappears
Until it is no more
Could it be that somebody else is
Is there a possibility another is
Looking into my mind
Peering into my thoughts
Like a mirror held before me
Similar to a reflecting surface shown to me
Large as the sky is wide
As expansive as the sky
And the image is reflected
And the likeness is duplicated
Back to the other side
On the opposite end
Some other place
An alternate location
Somewhere
In an unspecified location
Some other time
At a different moment
Some other place
An alternate space
Somewhere
In an unknown location
Some other time
At a distinct moment
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ALAN PARSONS, ERIC WOOLFSON
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