Space and Time
The Bad Dreamers Lyrics

You know, somebody asked me once:
In someone's inquiry, I was once asked:

"If you could go back in time, what advice would you give to your younger self?"
"If you had the opportunity to travel to the past, what guidance would you impart to your younger version?"

So I thought about it, and
Therefore, I contemplated the matter, and

I came to the conclusion that I couldn't answer it.
I reached the realization that I am incapable of providing a response to such inquiry.

Because if who I am today went back in time, right now,
Since the person I am presently were to journey into the past, at this very moment,

Whatever I say to the younger me could potentially have such an effect
Any utterance I direct towards my younger self could potentially exert such an impact

That the younger version of me could never make it back to this moment
Resulting in the younger iteration of myself being unable to return to the present instant

Where they were asked: "What if you could go back in time?"
When they were posed with the question: "Imagine if you could travel to the past?"

See, if I could go back in time,
You see, if I possessed the capability to journey to the past,

I'd prefer to let the younger me speak
I would opt to allow my younger self to articulate

So that I could listen to what they have to say
Thus granting me the ability to attentively listen to their perspectives

Because surely, along the way,
Undoubtedly, throughout the journey,

For as much as I've learned,
Despite the extensive knowledge I have acquired,

I've also forgotten
There are aspects I have likewise failed to retain in memory

I've forgotten how to be free of my insecurities,
I have erased from my mind how to liberate myself from insecurity,

I've forgotten how to live in the moment,
The ability to fully embrace the present instant has escaped my recollection,

How to stop worrying so much about the future...
The proficiency to alleviate excessive concern pertaining to the future has faded away...

Why is that?
The question arises: Why has this occurred?

I've become jaded in my years
Over the passing years, I have grown weary and cynical

But if I had to give the younger me any bit of advice,
However, if I were obliged to provide a fragment of counsel to my younger self,

I would say this:
I would express the following sentiment:

"Call your mother.
"Initiate a phone conversation with your mother.

Call your father.
Commence a conversation with your father.

Tell the ones you love just how much you love them before it's too late.
Explain to the individuals you hold dear the immense depth of your affections prior to it being untimely.

Because, surely, the older you is listening to this conversation
Indeed, without doubt, the elder version of yourself is paying attention to this exchange

In a memory.
Contained within a reminiscence.

And, boy, do they wish they could travel back to this moment
And, my goodness, they yearn for the ability to journey back to this particular instant

Right here,
Precisely at this location,

Right now."
At this very moment."