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Martin Eden

(15,873 posts)
23. Time, by Pink Floyd
Mon May 18, 2026, 07:15 PM
9 hrs ago

I've been listening to Dark Side of the Moon since 1973, and the lyrics to Time hit a lot harder now that I'm 68.

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
You fritter, and waste the hours in an offhand way
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your hometown
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way
Tired of lying in the sunshine, staying home to watch the rain
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun

And you run, and you run to catch up with the sun, but it′s sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older
Shorter of breath, and one day closer to death
Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way
The time is gone, the song is over, thought I′d something more to say

Home, home again
I like to be here when I can
When I come home, cold and tired
It's good to warm my bones beside the fire
Far away, across the field
The tolling of the iron bell
Calls the faithful to their knees
To hear the softly spoken magic spells

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I wonder what kind of damage this asteroid would cause if it hit the Earth... wcmagumba 13 hrs ago #1
It is estimated an asteroid the size of a house (larger than this one) sarisataka 13 hrs ago #4
LOL popsdenver 11 hrs ago #13
That meteor was 6-9 miles. That's a lot bigger than 50-150 feet. EdmondDantes_ 9 hrs ago #24
Not nearly as much misanthrope 10 hrs ago #21
Yeah, about Hiroshima Metaphorical 12 hrs ago #6
it wd take out a lot of satellites, i presume. mopinko 11 hrs ago #11
Oh thank god dweller 13 hrs ago #2
Disappointed bustedbiscuits 13 hrs ago #3
Yeah, same. EuterpeThelo 10 hrs ago #22
Thanks for the heads up! Will dust off my hard hat! Attilatheblond 13 hrs ago #5
Let it go by. Norrrm 12 hrs ago #7
Damn! I was going to use that for Orrex tomorrow. no_hypocrisy 12 hrs ago #8
Don't look up! betsuni 12 hrs ago #9
I see what you did there Brother Buzz 10 hrs ago #17
Too small to see, though. MineralMan 12 hrs ago #10
Unless it's not a miss and you're in the trajectory. paleotn 10 hrs ago #18
Exactly why RoseTrellis 9 hrs ago #25
Maralago James48 11 hrs ago #12
We're all gonna die!!! Martin Eden 11 hrs ago #14
Funny thing, when you're young, you don't think much about Father Time. paleotn 11 hrs ago #16
Time, by Pink Floyd Martin Eden 9 hrs ago #23
That they do. paleotn 8 hrs ago #27
Close shave. 57K miles may seem like a lot..... paleotn 11 hrs ago #15
The skywatchers should be able... BH liberal 10 hrs ago #19
That's three minutes from now Uncle Joe 10 hrs ago #20
you're welcome. i heard joan esposito (on wcpt) mention this so i googled and found a couple articles. orleans 7 hrs ago #28
Tell Trump it is made of priceless rare minerals. Irish_Dem 9 hrs ago #26
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