Time by Pink Floyd | TheaterFire

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TonyNoPants@reddit

Hits me everytime because of the way certain parts of my life ended up playing out. And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but its sinking.

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EurekasCashel@reddit

"Fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way"

As I am here scrolling Reddit on my phone.

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Possible-Feed-9019@reddit

Learn that I’ve been misquoting the lyrics. I always thought it was “Fritter away” instead of “fritter and waste”. It has the same meaning, but I’m wrong.

Thanks fellow redditor!

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Checktheusernombre@reddit

Think I thought it was something like "fritter away the hours that make up the dole day"

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NatchJackson@reddit

You are conflating that line with the prior one:

"Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day"

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BlackberryHelpful676@reddit

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.

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PlentyOfMoxie@reddit

Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time

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Love the song, but the older I get, the more it scares the shit out of me. "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" really gives me anxiety lol

It's definitely a song that becomes more meaningful every year. One day I feel like it'll be too painful to listen to 😅

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MsBlondeViking@reddit

In ‘04 I lost my closest sibling to murder. We listened to Pink Floyd together a lot. This song reminds me of him. These lyrics were tough to hear, the year or two before the ten year anniversary of his death.

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NeedsMoreTuba@reddit

Me getting stoned and listening to this when I was 19: "Yeah!! I'm gonna do all the things and it's gonna be so awesome!! The starting gun went off and I'm on track for success!!"

Me now: "I might have heard the starting gun, but I think it shot me in the foot because.....yep."

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National_Geologist29@reddit

I get it. Those specific lyrics had me tearing up on my way to work.

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PlentyOfMoxie@reddit

That song scared me into action when I was 18 (classic rock radio). I vowed to never let time just slip past me.

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HorrorHorse4990@reddit

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HorrorHorse4990@reddit

true

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OviliskTwo@reddit

My favorite song as a Junior in High School. I wore tie dye and hung out with punks and occasionally jocks. We hated most current music. You guys went through this mini hippie resurgence too?

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HorrorHorse4990@reddit

Yes lots of phish and the dead, Allman brothers, etc.

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HorrorHorse4990@reddit

I remember listening to this album on CD, with Wish you were here, the Beatles' revolver, I think Sgt. Pepper, and Jimi's Axis bold as love as a teen traveling through England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and France during the Celtic tiger years. Anyone near Philadelphia up for traveling?

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wrxvballday@reddit

"Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time"

That one hits me

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eLishus@reddit

I heard a theory that will make that line even more depressing. There’s a theory that the years seem to go by more quickly as we get older because our brains aren’t as good at remembering things as they used to be. So, your collection of memories from your 40s is less than your 30s. Not because you’re experiencing fewer things (though normal routines and fewer big experiences might also play into it), but because your capacity for remembering things has diminished.

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AdHot6173@reddit

This makes sense. I heard a theory that it was because as you get older, you have less to look forward to. Which is even sadder.

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wrxvballday@reddit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNgyEmYyQF4

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Diligent_Bath_9283@reddit

I like to believe it's a perspective issue. 5 years is half your life when your 10. At 45 it just doesn't seem as long.

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eLishus@reddit

Yeah, probably a combination of all these things. Like I had many more crazy experience in my 20s than 30s, and fewer in 40s. But my perspective on what I consider “noteworthy” has changed as well.

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Diligent_Bath_9283@reddit

I'm just doing my best to convince myself it's not a downhill slide. Let me have that. 😏

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Waaterfight@reddit

Man I'm so thankful my dad gave me his records when I was in elementary school. Dark side was my 5th grade jam. I'm 33... And it sinks in like no other words can...

Feel like I wasted my 20s and the last 4 years have been a whirlwind of catch-up.

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Any-Extension9606@reddit

I was just thinking about this the other day and sometimes this group makes me feel depressed when I see stuff from the 90s especially like things that hurt and things that were better but it's just life.
I just think life is living and not so much reflection or worry. But it's ok to be philosophical.

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Diligent_Bath_9283@reddit

The entire dark side of the moon album gets regular play at my house. It's one of my daughter's favorites.

Obligatory lyrics: running over the same old ground. What have we found? The same old fears, wish you were here.

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SadAcanthocephala521@reddit

Different album, but yeah, great lyrics.

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Diligent_Bath_9283@reddit

Yes. It's the wish you were here album. That's just the lyrics that came to mind. I went with it.

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SadAcanthocephala521@reddit

Gotcha, both are amazing albums. Listen to them on vinyl and it's an experience.

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Diligent_Bath_9283@reddit

I've heard them from da88 tape in studio also. It was a small studio but still set up well. I lived with a well respected audio engineer who had her own personal studio for a few years in the late 1900s. You have listened to albums that she mastered. I agree there isn't much that compares with proper high quality audio that is equalized correctly instead of super sub heavy home rigs and mp3s. Streaming music is handy but it just isn't the same.

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SadAcanthocephala521@reddit

Totally agree. I have an all vintage TT setup and I was completely blown away by how good it sounds. So much more depth than digital. Even the 2016 remasters are superb even though they are digitally sourced.

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Diligent_Bath_9283@reddit

Very nice fellow audiophile. Da88 tape is a digital format. It's not like cd audio/cdda format. It's lossless uncompressed and true to the recording as long as there are no frequencies outside of its range recorded. I don't know if it still is, but at one point it was very commonly used in studio recording. With a proper dac its as good as analog provided you stay between its frequency limits which fall outside the range of hearing. It sounds like new vinyl freshly wiped and pristine. There is no noise floor in the recording other than that from mics equipment and the studio itself. Digital can be good it just usually isn't. When seeking internet downloads look for aiff or wav formats. It doesn't guarantee the file is high quality but if you get it from a good source they retain complete waveform information from 20hz to 20khz. Look for 44.1k sample rate. A good digital audio converter and tube amp with a properly recorded digital file will please even picky listeners.

I will agree there is something special about vinyl though. It's definitely more available than good quality digital. There's the whole process of listening too. It's not just choose a file and hear a song. You get to hold it, wipe it, love it and yell at people when they try to touch it. I do like being able to put my greedy goblin hands on something real. It's more of an experience.

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Missluswim@reddit

For me it's "cold comfort for change/ did you exchange.. "

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Antnee83@reddit

It's probably a perfect album, if there can be such a thing. I can't tell you a single note or beat I would take away from it.

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TwilightStranger@reddit

Crazy. Just scrolled and saw this post a few seconds after Time started playing during my lunch break.

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HeavnIsFurious@reddit

The memories of a man in his old age

Are the deeds of a man in his prime

You shuffle at the gloom of the sickroom

And talk to yourself as you die

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Moxie_Stardust@reddit

Feels like I don't see a lot of appreciation for Obscured By Clouds, definitely one of my favorite "lesser" PF albums. I've done this one as a cover a few times.

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Icarus_Jones@reddit

If I recall correctly, Roger Waters was 26 or 27 when he wrote that line.

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ChromeDestiny@reddit

Yeah, he said he had being going by this notion that his family taught him that life didn't really begin until you were a full adult in your 30's and then one day he realized oh yeah, life begins the second you're born.

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Icarus_Jones@reddit

Out of curiosity, does that come from the footage of the recording sessions for DSOTM that were interspersed between songs on the 'At Pompeii' movie?

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MiQeb_MiCayen@reddit

Totally right !

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Interesting-Goose82@reddit

nobody asked, but here is my PF playlist of lesser heard songs

my list was inspired by an interview i heard with John Lennon. interviewer asked him something like 'people want more of The Beatles, they want the band back together!' and his response was something like "just listen to our solo stuff, we all have albums out and it all sounds very similar to The Beatles" ...and i thought, you could probably do the same for other bands that broke up!

5:01AM (The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking) -- Roger Waters -- The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking

Murder -- David Gilmour -- About Face

Who Needs Information -- Roger Waters -- Radio K.A.O.S.

Short And Sweet -- David Gilmour -- David Gilmour

Until We Sleep -- David Gilmour -- About Face

Radio Waves -- Roger Waters -- Radio K.A.O.S.

What God Wants, Pt II -- Roger Waters -- Amused to Death

4:41AM (Sexual Revolution) -- Roger Waters -- The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking

No Way -- David Gilmour -- David Gilmour

Near The End -- David Gilmour -- About Face

then these are Pink Floyd, but if im listing songs i cant leave these ones out

One of These Days -- Pink Floyd -- Meddle

Sheep -- Pink Floyd -- Animals

Fearless -- Pink Floyd -- Meddle

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SadAcanthocephala521@reddit

Have you listened to Gilmour's album that just came out in September? I'm really digging it.

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Interesting-Goose82@reddit

holy crap, this dude has been busy, there are a bunch of albums, many of them seem to be singles, but wow

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SadAcanthocephala521@reddit

On an Island from 2006 is really good too, and even better is the live version Live in Gdansk because you get some PF favs mixed in.

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Interesting-Goose82@reddit

i was completely unware of it, but im sitting at work listen to PF now, ill check it out!

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YogurtclosetDull2380@reddit

I just watched Gilmour play this song live on Halloween and it was incredible.

It's much more depressing to read it on a Wednesday morning while I root around for something to do.

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psylli_rabbit@reddit

Roger Waters was 27 when he wrote those lines.

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SadAcanthocephala521@reddit

There's a reason why it's been on the top 200 billboard for almost 1000 weeks. It's timeless and speaks to every generation.

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ChromeDestiny@reddit

Really glad I got the Dark Side of The Moon Immersion set. It was a pretty reasonable price and the 50th anniversary set removed a lot of stuff I really care about like the early rough mix of the album and the 70's Quad mix.

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jdiddyindy81@reddit

Amen! Those lyrics hit different these days. 😭

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StellarSloth@reddit

Just turned 41. I listen to Time on my birthday every year. One of my fav songs and my all time fav guitar solo. But damn. Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time…

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Fngrbngr79@reddit

This is one of the songs I heard way too young. It truly made me face my mortality at age 12. Never been the same about death since

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belladeez@reddit

Yep been listening this song my whole life and have always been keenly aware of my mortality. Well this song plus my psycho mother had to remind me about every 10 minutes that I'm going to die so I better quit being such an evil sinner 😈

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EurekasCashel@reddit

Same. And then I had my first kid, and it amplified all that like crazy.

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OhTheHueManatee@reddit

I did acid on my 30th birthday and listen to dsotm. Time gave me a massive crying fit. It's been ages since and it still gut punches me when I hear it. Such an epic song.

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bearlysane@reddit

You’re older than you’ve ever been. And now you’re even older. And now you’re older still.

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Disastrous_Basis3474@reddit

Oh yes, I realized this a few years ago. Like damn, how”d they know?

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Lokitusaborg@reddit

My 12 year old and I had a 30 minute discussion on whether Time or Money was the better song. Sure Money has that sick bass riff, but Time has some of the best lyrics.

I was extremely proud that my daughter was so passionate about Pink Floyd.

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New-Anacansintta@reddit

I spray painted those lyrics on my bedroom wall as a teen. They hit me so hard even then!

I swear I was the most normal seeming child on the outside..

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HighMarshalSigismund@reddit

The time is gone. The song is over. Thought I'd something more to say.

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Aspence22@reddit

Oddly I've listened to this song forever but about a year ago that line just sucker punched me, and then with the almost sad, distant guitar solo right after it's like damn this goes hard. Almost brings me to tears sometimes

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Diligent_Bath_9283@reddit

I get misty. There is no shame among brothers.

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junkerauto@reddit

Roger Waters lyrics, especially on DSOTM, are the gold standard for me

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Buglepost@reddit

My daughter (early 20s) is discovering Pink Floyd, DSOTM in particular, and enjoying the music and we were talking about it. I encouraged her to really listen to and read the lyrics to Time because that exact same lyric has always stuck with me. She came back later and said the song was really good but kinda depressing, and I’m thinking, “yup, that’s Pink Floyd for ya.”

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Diligent_Bath_9283@reddit

Mines 19. She was exposed early. Rough childhood with me angry at a horrible circumstance I was trying to work through the best I could. Her mother was mildly abusive and I was working 80 hours a week to feed us. She finally aged enough to see the truth in her mother and we left without looking back. My daughter has fully understood this album longer than she should have and it is somewhat painful.

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sexwiththebabysitter@reddit

There’s a line by the killers in a dustland fairytale that always affected me the same as this one: “and the decades disappear like sinking ships”

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Willing-Ant-3765@reddit

Sun is the same, in a relative way, but you’re older. Shorter of breath and one day closer to death. And now my depression is back.

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Stimpisaurus@reddit

I was actually just talking about this with a younger coworker. She mentioned that she'd just turned 24, and it felt like she had just graduated high school. I joked that here in a few weeks, she'll be turning 30 and will really start to wonder where the time went. She looked at me kinda puzzled, and I recommended she listen to this song.

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