About the beautiful Art and Time and Love
Hello,
Here is the song **"Hands of Time"** by **Groove Armada** , i invite you to listen to it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDmtOW8hd54
And here is another interesting video of the music of Jean-Michel
Jarre about Time , i invite you to look at it:
Jean-Michel
Jarre - Chronologie 4
(Energy Mix) by McV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAp1KiKHo9g
So here is the words of the above song **"Hands of
Time"** by **Groove Armada**:
"Keep
looking through the window pane
Just trying to see through the pouring rain
It's hearing your name
Hearing your name
I really never felt quite the same
Since I've lost what I had to gain
No one to blame
No one to blame
Seems to me
Can't turn back the hands of time
Woah, it seems to me
Can't turn back the hands of time
Keep looking through the window pane
Just trying to see through the pouring rain
It's hearing your name
Hearing your name
I really never felt quite the same
Since I've lost what I had to gain
No one to blame
No one to blame
Seems to me
Can't turn back the hands of time
Woah, it seems to me
Can't turn back the hands of time
Seems to me
Can't turn back the hands of time
Seems to me
History was left behind"
So the song **"Hands of Time"** by **Groove Armada** is
**very much about time** but in a **deep, emotional, and
philosophical way**. It's not just about the passing of time, but
about **reflection, regret, love, and the desire to hold on to
something fleeting**.
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**Key Themes in the Lyrics of "Hands of Time":**
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1. **Longing and Regret**
The lyrics express a sense of **yearning for the past**
possibly a lost love, or a moment that cannot be relived. The
voice in the song seems to be **looking back**, asking whether
things could have gone differently.
> *"Im standing in the morning light / Ill
never get you back again..."*
This captures the **emotional toll of time**, and how it
separates us from people and experiences.
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2. **The Passage of Time**
The song reflects on how **time flows inevitably forward**,
beyond our control.
> *"The hands of time / Are moving on..."*
This simple yet powerful line encapsulates the core of the song
**time cannot be stopped**, and no matter what we feel or
want, it keeps going.
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3. **Emotional Weight of Time**
Theres a quiet melancholy in the vocals and tone the
music is **slow, atmospheric, almost mournful**. Its not
just a lyrical reflection on time, but also an **emotional
immersion** in what it feels like to live with **loss, memory,
and helplessness** in the face of time.
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**Musical Style and Mood**
* **Downtempo / Chillout**
* Warm, soft beats with ambient textures
* The **vocals are introspective and soulful**, matching the mood
of night driving through a city perfect for the emotional
atmosphere of *Collateral*.
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**In the Movie *Collateral* (Read about it here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collateral_(film) ): **
The song plays as Max drives the cab through L.A., lost in his
thoughts. It mirrors his **inner quiet**, his **longing for a
better life**, and sets the tone for how time is running out for
his dreams just as he's about to be pulled into a violent,
life-changing night.
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In Short:
> **"Hands of Time" is about the emotional weight of
time how it moves forward no matter what, leaving us with
memories, regrets, and a sense of loss.**
> Its not just about time passing its about
how we *feel* as it passes.
And i invite you to look at my following new poem in my following
new article that i have just written , and notice that this
beautiful poem of mine is also about Time and Love , so i invite you to read this
interesting article of mine here:
https://myphilo10.blogspot.com/2025/05/about-beautiful-song-from-india-and.html
Thank you,
Amine Moulay Ramdane.
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