Stowin' away the time. . .
Your everlasting summer
You can see it fading fast
So you grab a piece of something
That you think is gonna last
But you wouldn't know a diamond
If you held it in your hand
The things you think are precious
I can't understand
Trying to grab hold of things when you should be getting a grip on yourself is a simple enough mistake. We can often look to the outside world for people to save us when we should be looking within ourselves to really get a handle on who we are and what we have become. We may even surprise ourselves and think that we know ourselves, that we know all there is to know, but I don't think you can ever truly know yourself unless you have been willing to strip everything away and see what stands before you. When was the last time that you were completely honest with yourself and seen yourself through completely clear eyes? We never really know what is precious to us, or what is precious to others, unless we take the time to understand what value means, and how much we place value on things that we have never even considered.
Are you reelin' in the years
Stowin' away the time
Are you gatherin' up the tears
Have you had enough of mine
There will be people who continue to come to you and expect you to wipe away the tears. Who wipes away your tears for you? There will be times where you have surrounded yourself more with people who cause those tears to flow, rather than helping you let it all go. Why do we persist in doing that to ourselves? There is no such thing as a perfect person (I don't think I am!) but when people place expectations on you to constantly be the one to save them from it all, it can be tiresome, it can be draining, it can be detrimental to your health. Have you figured out ways to stow away time for yourself? Have you found places to deposit those tears so that you don't need to keep crying over the same people, the same things, the same situations time and time again? Replace those tears with smiles and think about the positive things that will bring you greater moments of joy and happiness.
You been tellin' me you're a genius
Since you were seventeen
In all the time I've known you
I still don't know what you mean
The weekend at the college
Didn't turn out like you planned
The things that pass for knowledge
I can't understand
Have you become more circumspect? I feel that I have become more so in recent years and I'm not sure whether it was a natural stage or state of mind that I was going to be going through naturally or not, but it's been a fantastic learning phase nonetheless. People might think you are a genius, or gifted or that you have talents that they secretly covet and publicly ignore. For whatever reasons that people do this to you, is it even important enough to feel about yourself over? We soon discover that moments that we had counted on creating soon pass or never eventuate. Sometimes the most unplanned of moments become the ones that are most treasured forever more. Do you know someone that you have been acquainted with for a long time, and you feel as if you still don't know them? Yet you meet someone else by chance and it was the shortest conversation ever but the connection was instantaneous and the bond lasted a lifetime? Those are the people I keep connected and hold dear in my life.
I spend a lot of money
And I spend a lot of time
The trip we made in Hollywood
Is etched upon my mind
After all the things we've done and seen
You find another man
The things you think are useless
I can't understand
I hope that you become better acquainted with yourself and know what to do when you are starting to learn about others. We often think about what we contribute to other people's lives, but we must also be circumspect enough to know about the company we keep. Are you keeping tabs on having people around you who are genuinely there for you? If you find that you are the one that is keeping everyone together, or being the one that is there to solve everyone else's problems, then it is important to reassess yourself again and how you want to be. You will have spent enough money and enough time to know what is not only value for money, but also the best value for your time. I know I definitely I have. This is why once I start reelin' in the years, I make much more conscious decisions about who I allow to be present in those spaces and pockets of time with me. I guess that's why I keep stowin' away the time. . .