1) From USA.
2) From Fin… Read Full Bio ↴There are 2 punk bands named Time Flies:
1) From USA.
2) From Finland.
1) Time Flies started in one way or another in 1996 at the height of the Youth Crew revival. We went through a number of changes before we ever even got started. We had bad names, lots of random players including ex-members of Converge, Merauder, Mayday, Dillinger Escape Plan and others. Finally by the spring of 1997 we had four solid guys, a handful of songs, and recorded a demo in July of that year.
We played our first show on August 2, 1997 in Norfolk Virginia. The show was with Battery, Ten Yard Fight, Stretch Armstrong, Blade Crasher and For The Living. We began to play a number of shows in the VA/DC area opening for bands like Battery, Good Riddance, and Ensign. It was about this time that Brian joined Dillinger Escape Plan and left the band to be replaced by Cen from Grip and Dayspring. A little more than a month after our first show we took our first long road trip. We played in New Bedford MA, Hartford CT, and then returned to play a matinee show in DC and evening show Richmond Virginia on the same day. It was those 2 shows that we played with 97A. About a week passed after those shows and Chris Kelly from 97A offered to do our seven inch on his label, Teamwork. We recorded in March of 1998 in Boston with Brian McTernan at Salad Days. We did a short tour that included Canadian dates in the end of July and early August 1998 with Ten Yard Fight and a few ending dates with Fastbreak. Our seven inch, Can’t Change the Past e.p. came out in the end of August of 1998. At the same time InVAsion (now Malfunction) also released a seven inch that included some extra songs we recorded during that same session in March at Salad Days. We had a record release show in Richmond with Ten Yard Fight and Fastbreak and it was a great show.
About a month or two later we started talking about signing to Indecision Records. By early October we had signed the contracts with Indecision and started working on our first LP, later to be called On Our Way. In March of 1999 we began recording for about two weeks with Brian McTernan again at Salad Days, which had just re-located to Washington DC. We were his first project in the new DC location. We recorded as a four-piece shorty after recording Curtis began playing guitar and we got Charlie from Count Me Out to play bass. We got the chance to tour with at that time a new Indecision band called Death By Stereo. We embarked on what we called a US tour with Death By Stereo and Count Me Out in July and August of 1999, that really consisted of some random dates throughout the US and a few shows in California. On Our Way was finally released in the end of August 1999. From then on we continued to play a number of shows.
After a few more months not only were we sharing bass players with our brother band Count Me Out, we were also sharing drummers. So we took a few months off, and then came back with a few new songs that we were trying out. We played some great shows that included the Mouthpiece reunion in New Jersey and the Wilkes-Barre PA Posi Numbers Festival in 2001. These were great shows for us and we really felt the love from the kids. After Posi Numbers We decided to do a West Coast Tour with Count Me Out in July 2001. We tried to make the band a full time thing, experimenting with some new songs that were a bit different than the earlier Time Flies songs. They were a bit more “poppy” with a little more melody. People seemed to enjoy the songs. We even considered changing the name. After a few more months, Colin had an opportunity to drum for American Nightmare, and took that opportunity. We decided shortly after trying to make it go on with another drummer, that it just wasn’t the band anymore without our original four. That when we decided it was time to call it quits.
We played our last 2 shows on June 16, 2002 in Wilkes-Barre PA at the following year’s Posi Numbers Festival, and the following week on June 22, 2002 in Richmond VA at the deceased Twisters. We started as a straight edge band, we ended as a straight edge band. It was a great five years, and we loved every minute of it. Mostly we just enjoyed being out on the road with each other and hanging out. We never set out to be bigger than we were. We were just great friends enjoying the ride like it was a vacation. All we ever wanted to do was put out a seven inch, play some shows, and have kids enjoy what we did. We accomplished what we set out to do.
Thanks to everyone for the good times and the support. Thanks for all the houses we stayed at and for all the shows we played. Mostly especially thanks to the kids that sang along and the people that helped make it what it was supposed to be…Fun.
- Kurt Powers, March 2004
Nobody Knows
Time Flies Lyrics
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It wasn't my fault but it's still in my head.
You never gave an inch, but you took more than it was worth.
And you said you hurt when I finally turned.
Are you coming back around like a game of lost and found?
Six months down the road, you'll be gone and nobody knows.
I think it's a shame that it happened this way,
I think that it's sad and wonder why? nobody knows.
The lyrics to "Nobody Knows" by Time Flies depict someone struggling to understand and move on from a past relationship that ended badly. The first verse is about the hurtful things that were said during the relationship, even though the singer claims it wasn't their fault, these words still linger on in their head. The second line is particularly interesting as it suggests that the singer wasn't the one to blame, yet they are still carrying the weight of the relationship on their shoulders. The third line is about the inequality in the relationship, with one person taking more than what they deserved. The line "And you said you hurt when I finally turned" acknowledges that the singer eventually ended the relationship, but the other person still acted like the victim.
The chorus speaks about the possibility of a reunion but implies that this will not happen. The phrase "like a game of lost and found" connotes that the other person is looking for something they lost but can't seem to find. The second line in the chorus - "Six months down the road, you'll be gone and nobody knows" - suggests that the other person has moved on and doesn't care about the singer. This realization prompts the singer to reflect on the reasons why the relationship ended. They suggest that the other person's ego played a part in the demise of the relationship - this could mean that the other person was too selfish, proud, or self-absorbed to make the relationship work. The last line of the chorus, "I think that it's sad and wonder why? Nobody knows" shows the singer grappling with the idea that they may never know what went wrong.
In conclusion, the message conveyed in "Nobody Knows" is relatable to many people. It's a song about finding closure, forgiveness, and acceptance in a situation that didn't end well. The lyrics evoke a sense of sadness and regret that accompanies the end of a relationship but also highlights the importance of moving on.
Line by Line Meaning
I can't count all the times or the things that you said.
You said so many things to me so often that I cannot even begin to keep track of them all.
It wasn't my fault but it's still in my head.
I know that I'm not the one to blame, but I can't stop thinking about it and feeling guilty.
You never gave an inch, but you took more than it was worth.
You were always stubborn and unwilling to compromise, but you still managed to take advantage of me and the situation.
And you said you hurt when I finally turned.
You claimed that you were hurt when I finally stood up for myself and went against what you wanted.
Are you coming back around like a game of lost and found?
Are you going to show up again randomly like a game of hide and seek where things are constantly being lost and found?
Six months down the road, you'll be gone and nobody knows.
Time will pass, and eventually you will have moved on and nobody will know where you ended up or what you're doing.
I think it's a shame that it happened this way,
I feel regret and sadness about how things went down and the perspective and negative feelings that resulted.
But your ego played part and it got in the way.
Your sense of self-importance and pride were at play and were a major obstacle in how things played out.
I think that it's sad and wonder why? nobody knows.
I find the whole situation to be depressing and confusing, without any clear reason or explanation for why things unfolded as they did and how they did.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JEFFREY N CARRUTHERS, PETER JAMES ANDREA
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Max Leventer
You guys are so underrated
Absolutely amazing
17GamerDude
Guys, are you sure your studio isn't on fire on how amazing this song is.
Soba Noodles
I love this song. It's so chill and relaxing and I'm about to sleep and it's helping (its 11:00pm for me rn)
Skinny Mulligan
Never disappointed when I see the notification for a new song by Timeflies, and this song is especially beautiful, and on Valentine's Day? Perfect, love you guys, keep up the amazing work!
Hayley
Gosh, Cal's voice just sends me to another place. It's so smooth and amazing.
Lyric Mimic
Tuesday + Valentine's Day = Timeflies love song
Elijah Vandewalker
Lyric Mimic yup
Elizabeth Wong
Lyric Mimic p
David V
Lyric Mimic yep
LM CR
Sounds about right