My Time
Third Try Lyrics


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setting me up, letting me down
it seems you're constantly forgetting that you need to be around
just when i really need your help, i don't know what to do
it's getting harder every time being forgotten by you
so now i'm all alone waiting, by the phone again
and it's no use to track you down, i'm calling all your friends
but it's the same old story, none of them have a clue
but if they do it to me, they're gonna do it to you

let it fall apart
finish what you start
when everything is lost
we both swallow the cost
start making up your mind
stop wasting all my time
my time... what are you gonna do

tomorrow you'll pretend like there was no yesterday
intimidated by your beauty, i'll have no words to say
and we'll go on like nothing happened the way we always do
until that tragic day comes, when it happens to you
so how can i just pretend that you don't know me
i want to see things only you can show me




i'm trying so hard just to work this out
but you're so unpredictable can't figure it out

Overall Meaning

In Third Try's song "My Time," the singer is expressing their frustration with a person in their life who constantly lets them down and forgets to be there for them when they need them the most. The singer feels like they are always waiting by the phone for this person to call, but they never do. The singer tries to track them down and call their friends, but no one seems to know where they are. The singer realizes that if this person does this to them, they will do it to others as well.


The chorus of the song is a plea for this person to stop wasting the singer's time and to start making up their mind. The singer is tired of waiting for this person, and they want them to finish what they started. The bridge of the song reveals that the singer is intimidated by this person's beauty and that they want to see things that only this person can show them. However, this person is unpredictable and difficult to figure out, which frustrates the singer even more.


Overall, "My Time" is a song about a toxic relationship where one person is constantly letting the other down. The singer is tired of waiting and wants this person to make a decision about their relationship.


Line by Line Meaning

setting me up, letting me down
You're constantly putting me in situations where I rely on you, only to have you bail on me.


it seems you're constantly forgetting that you need to be around
You're not showing up when you're supposed to, and it feels intentional.


just when i really need your help, i don't know what to do
I'm stuck without you, and it's leaving me feeling helpless and unsure.


it's getting harder every time being forgotten by you
Your actions are making it increasingly difficult for me to trust and rely on you.


so now i'm all alone waiting, by the phone again
Here I am, back in the same spot as always, waiting for you to come through and feeling alone in the process.


and it's no use to track you down, i'm calling all your friends
I'm trying everything I can think of to find you, even reaching out to your friends, but nothing is working.


but it's the same old story, none of them have a clue
Your friends are just as clueless about your whereabouts or intentions as I am.


but if they do it to me, they're gonna do it to you
If you can treat me like this, then there's a chance that you might do the same to your other friends.


let it fall apart
Maybe this situation is beyond repair, and it's time to accept that it's falling apart.


finish what you start
If you're going to be involved in something, see it through to the end.


when everything is lost
When we've reached a point of no return, where there's nothing left to save.


we both swallow the cost
We're both going to have to deal with the consequences of our actions.


start making up your mind
Stop being indecisive and make a choice about what you want.


stop wasting all my time
Quit playing around and respect my time and energy.


my time... what are you gonna do
My time is valuable, and it's up to you to decide whether you're going to use it wisely or not.


tomorrow you'll pretend like there was no yesterday
You'll act like nothing happened, even though our past interactions have clearly been affecting our relationship.


intimidated by your beauty, i'll have no words to say
It's hard for me to express myself around you, because I feel overwhelmed by your beauty or presence.


and we'll go on like nothing happened the way we always do
We'll keep sweeping our issues under the rug, and it's only a matter of time until things blow up in our faces.


until that tragic day comes, when it happens to you
One day, you'll experience the same kind of pain or disappointment that you've been inflicting on me.


so how can i just pretend that you don't know me
It feels impossible to ignore your presence, even though I'm frustrated by our dynamic.


i want to see things only you can show me
Despite our issues, there's still a part of me that is drawn to you and wants to experience things with you.


i'm trying so hard just to work this out
I'm putting in effort to fix our relationship, but I'm not sure whether you're doing the same.


but you're so unpredictable can't figure it out
Your behavior is erratic and hard to understand, making it difficult for me to gauge where we stand.




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@kukimusic80

Looking back at the beginning of this
And how life was
Just you and me loving all of our friends
Living life like an ocean
But now the current's only pulling me down
It’s getting harder too breath
It won’t be to long and I will be going under
Can you save me from this?

Cause it’s not my time I'm not going
There's a fear in me it’s not showing
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
Oh but I won’t go

I look ahead to all the plans that we made
And the dreams that we had
I'm in a world that tries to take them away
Oh but I'm taking them back
Cause all of this time I've just been too blind to understand
What should matter to me
My friends this life we live, it’s not what we have
It’s what we believe in

Cause it’s not my time I'm not going
There's a fear in me but it’s not showing
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
But it’s not my time I'm not going
There's a will in me and now I know that
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
Oh but I won’t go
I won’t go

There might be more than you believe
(There might be more than you believe)
There might be more than you can see

But it’s not my time I'm not going
There's a fear in me it’s not showing
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
But it’s not my time I'm not going
There's a will in me and now it’s gonna show
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
Oh

There might be more than you believe
(There might be more than you believe)
There might be more than you can see

But I won’t go
No I won’t go down
Yeah



@hebson21

This reminded me of the t.i. song with rihanna 'live your life' back in like 2010.
The pitfalls of the pop culture, social media, and clout chasing.
Lyric part pasted
"I got love for the game but ay I'm not in love with all of it
Could do without the fame and rappers nowadays are comedy
The hooting and the hollering, back and forth with the arguing
Where you from, who you know, what you make and what kind of car you in
Seems as though you lost sight of what's important when depositing
Them checks into your bank account and you up out of poverty
Your values is in disarray, prioritizing horribly
Unhappy with the riches 'cause you piss poor morally
Ignoring all prior advice and fore warning
And we mighty full of ourselves all of a sudden, aren't we?"



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@philipwhite-bq2hf

this song is getting me through my fight with cancer, and this band is freakin awesome

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@tuckerdowns8688

wishing you the best of luck brother, keep your head up!

@philipwhite-bq2hf

Thank you so much for your support
@@tuckerdowns8688

@philipwhite-bq2hf

always do, "It's not my time"@@tuckerdowns8688

@hrodriguez561

Keep fighting we're praying for ya

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