Discography:
* Lost Alone (LP, 2004)
* Certainty (EP, 2005)
* Dreamweb (LP, 2005)
* Crossroads (LP, 2007)
* What Used to Be (EP, 2007)
* R.E.T.R.O. (LP, 2010)
* Revelations (LP, 2012)
* Memories (LP, 2015)
* Broken Legacies (LP, 2017)
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Out of time
mind.in.a.box Lyrics
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Deafening sound.
Disorientation.
Time. Time stands still.
No one knows his destination,
Forever paying for his crime.
Lost alone in alienation,
No one feels his infiltration,
Always repenting of his crime.
Still stained with desecration,
Forever floating out of time.
You ride the fabric of time.
How long will you continue?
How long will you exist?
You dream the lives of others.
What will guide your way?
What will allow you to persist?
You ripple the surface of time.
Why can't you trust anyone?
Why can't you escape malice?
You leave the strands of worlds.
Where will you find your soul?
When will you find your peace?
No one knows his destination,
Forever paying for his crime.
Lost alone in alienation,
Forever floating out of time.
No one feels his infiltration,
Always repenting of his crime.
Still stained with desecration,
Forever floating out of time.
No one has seen what I have seen.
The lyrics of "Out of Time" by mind.in.a.box is a narrative of an individual who is lost and trapped in a seemingly endless cycle of alienation and guilt. The song's opening lines describe the singer's experience of intense light, sound and disorientation. The repetition of the word "time" in the chorus signifies the character's psychological and temporal detachment from reality. The passage of time becomes irrelevant as they are stuck in a state of purgatory, unable to move forward or backward.
The song's verses further explore the singer's isolation and feelings of being lost. They are paying for their crimes, an indication that they have done something wrong or illegal. The guilt-ridden individual is "forever floating out of time". There is a sense of alienation, indicating that nobody knows their destination. They are trapped in their own world of guilt and cannot connect with anyone.
There are questions posed in the song, asking the singer about the nature of their existence. They dream the lives of others, but what will guide their way and allow them to persist? They ripple the surface of time, but why can't they trust anyone and escape malice? There is no evident solution to their predicament.
Line by Line Meaning
Searing light.
Blinding light that causes pain.
Deafening sound.
Sound that is so loud it causes deafness.
Disorientation.
Feeling confused and unbalanced.
Time. Time stands still.
Time ceases to move forward.
No one knows his destination,
No one knows where he is going.
Forever paying for his crime.
He is being punished for a crime for eternity.
Lost alone in alienation,
He is isolated and disconnected from others.
Forever floating out of time.
He exists outside of the boundaries of time.
No one feels his infiltration,
No one senses his presence as he moves through places.
Always repenting of his crime.
He is always regretful and guilty about his offense.
Still stained with desecration,
He is still marked with sin and defilement.
You ride the fabric of time.
You move through the fabric of time like a traveler.
How long will you continue?
How long will you keep going and moving forward?
How long will you exist?
How long will your life continue?
You dream the lives of others.
You imagine the experiences and emotions of other people.
What will guide your way?
What will lead and direct you in life?
What will allow you to persist?
What will help you continue in spite of obstacles?
You ripple the surface of time.
You cause ripples and disturbances in the fabric of time.
Why can't you trust anyone?
Why can't you rely on or have faith in anyone?
Why can't you escape malice?
Why can't you get away from evil and harm?
You leave the strands of worlds.
You move through different realities and leave them behind.
Where will you find your soul?
Where will you find the essence of yourself?
When will you find your peace?
When will you find harmony and tranquility?
No one has seen what I have seen.
I have witnessed things that no one else has witnessed.
Contributed by Charlie E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.