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I stumbled upon this song and video recently: Time is a Killer. It features REM’s lead singer, Michael Stipe, so that might have been the draw for me, or the pandemic is drawing me to certain songs. The song is written and also sang by Rain Phoenix, River Phoenix’s sister. The song is likely a part of her healing from her loss. At first it seems a bit dark, but also soothing in a way. The lyrics start on a sad note and perhaps speak to some sad realities of our times too, but I was happy to take it all in. I ended up really appreciating the last few statements about time in the lyrics (below in bold). But, here are the lyrics from the beginning:

Everybody’s dying
To know
Where we go
When we die

Everybody’s crying
For those
Who go
Before their time

Time is the killer
Time is the killer
Time

Everybody’s lying
When we say
We are not
Afraid

Everybody is trying
So hard
To be
So brave

Time is the killer
Time is the killer
Time

Time is the killer
Time is the killer
Time

Time.

Everybody is blaming
The other
When things
Don’t go right

Everybody’s judging
Each other
And picking
Fights

Time is the killer
Time is the killer
Time is the mirror
Time is the healer
Time is the teacher
(Songwriters: Kirk Hellie / Rain Phoenix)

I have written thoughts about time inspired by a song before on this blog: Who Knows…?

Readers, feel free to share a song or quote that resonates with you about time.