06. These Are The Times
One of two JY vocal songs, and a very pointed one. Don't be fooled by the quiet opening, its only setting the mood of those lyrics. Its about others being there for you, rewards of friendships and of helping others. The power of friendship [and family], its ability to hodl you through the worst times when everything seems like its going to hell and it's just too hard to go on, to keep fighting your way through life, someone's going to be there. Take care of others as you would yourself, and they're gonna help you pull through if they're truly your friend. As well, we live in times when it seems so hard, and that it seems like we're always on our own, but there's always someone there, no matter who that 'someone' is. [Read that as you will.] Its also a touch of remembering the past, as that is what has gotten us to the present, and helps shape the future somewhat. Its always darkest before the dawn, and I do noticed that sort of thought in the lyrics here.
I hear voices from beyond the veil
They reverberate in mystery
There are shadows in my heart
And they multiply in memory
And the comrades that I've lost out there
In the scattered ruins still speak to me
If the flickering light of your campfire dims
The world grows smaller
It's closing in
I'm standing here
And I want you to live
I know
These are the times we find out who we really are
This will be when a true friend stands at your side
Someone like me who wants to
Believe in the days of high times and innocence
Drawing the lines and shouting back to the night
Someone like me who wants you to live
And from those who've seen the light beyond
We know the end will bring tranquility
But the voices of the friends they heard
Brought them back to this reality
Tough the beacon of light in your life seems dim
The sun's coming up on the world we're in
There are choices here
And I want you to live
I know
These are the times we find out who we really are
This will be when a true friend stands at your side
One more like me
Who wants to believe in the truth of all we experienced
To live again to jump back into the fight
Someone like me who wants you to live
Pouring light from the sky
Portends you and I
Disappears in the night
I still remember
I hear voices from beyond the veil
Like a faint unfinished symphony
Though the beacon of light in your life seems dim
The sun's coming up on the world we're in
I'm standing here
And I want you to live
I know
These are the times we find out who we really are
This will be when a true friend stands at your side
One more like me
Who wants to believe in the truth of all we experienced
To live again to jump back into the fight
Someone like me who wants you to live
I want you, I want you, I want you to live
I want you, I want you, I want you to live
I want you to live
I still remember.
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