Time Machine
seed of freedom Lyrics

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Now it's 2014
I haven't lost my time
Years are gone
Aren't all done
Now it's 1969
And all is in the past, all is in the past, all is in the past

All I want is to drive in the car

Color of your red lips (yeah, yeah)
All I want is to drive in the car (yeah)

Time machine turn back the clock,
Polaroid photos and video games,

Vinyl player with a warm sound
Let the night be the day

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Seed of Freedom's song "Time Machine" speak of a desire to go back in time, to 1969 specifically, while acknowledging the passage of time since then. The singer expresses a longing for simpler pleasures, symbolized by driving in a car, and a nostalgia for iconic artifacts of the past like polaroid photos, video games, and vinyl players. The chorus calls out to a "time machine" to turn back the clock and let the night be the day, indicating a desire to relive the youth and freedom of the past.

The lyrics convey a sense of wistfulness and a recognition that time passes inexorably. The use of specific cultural references from the past gives the song a sense of time and place, and the chorus's call to the time machine provides a fantasy escape from the present. The overall theme of the song seems to be a longing for simpler times and a rejection of the complexities and pressures of modern life.

Line by Line Meaning

Now it's 2014
The present moment is in the year 2014

I haven't lost my time
I have not wasted my time

Years are gone
Time has passed by

Aren't all done
Not everything has been accomplished yet

Now it's 1969
The present moment has shifted to the year 1969

And all is in the past, all is in the past, all is in the past
Everything that is being experienced now has already occurred and is now in the past

All I want is to drive in the car
The desire is to ride in a car

Color of your red lips (yeah, yeah)
Perhaps a romantic desire for the sight of someone's red lips

Time machine turn back the clock
The artist longs to turn back time

Polaroid photos and video games
A nostalgic reference to old technology

Vinyl player with a warm sound
Another nostalgic reference to old technology, specifically the sound of a vinyl record