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Passing Through (Can’t the Future Just Wait) Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Can’t the future just wait?
Can’t the deadlines come fashionably late?
I could push every goal back
Take control back
If they’d roll back the rate
At which time starts to fly
Never landing or standing by
Never taking a break
Ever making me retry
We “nickel-and-dime” every “quarter to two”
But maybe it’s time to let time pass through
[Verse 2]
If the future is bright
It doesn’t shine with that “end of the tunnel” light
More like a deer in the hеadlights
Sudden red lights
Or “you’re dеad” lights as the anglerfish bite
It’s not fair
The past is clear, but it’s clear back there
What’s ahead, no one knows
But it’s closing in, we swear
Can’t the future just wait?
Can’t the deadlines come fashionably late?
I could push every goal back
Take control back
If they’d roll back the rate
At which time starts to fly
Never landing or standing by
Never taking a break
Ever making me retry
We “nickel-and-dime” every “quarter to two”
But maybe it’s time to let time pass through
[Verse 2]
If the future is bright
It doesn’t shine with that “end of the tunnel” light
More like a deer in the hеadlights
Sudden red lights
Or “you’re dеad” lights as the anglerfish bite
It’s not fair
The past is clear, but it’s clear back there
What’s ahead, no one knows
But it’s closing in, we swear
Still not in my prime, I have so much to do
But maybe it’s time to let time pass through
[Bridge]
I can’t just rewrite decisions when life gets strange
Should I go with my gut
On which door
I should shut?
I’m unsure;
I’d keep exploring this rut
But what good is time without change?
(Instrumental)
Move on
‘Cause things never last
Just move on
‘Cause it goes too fast, and the past has passed
So move on
No one likes an ending
So what’s with the attention we keep on giving them?
Why are we still spending so much time dreading our lives, instead of living them?
Why do we try to divert the river
When the water is what will deliver us
Where we need to go?
But maybe it’s time to let time pass through
[Bridge]
I can’t just rewrite decisions when life gets strange
Should I go with my gut
On which door
I should shut?
I’m unsure;
I’d keep exploring this rut
But what good is time without change?
(Instrumental)
Move on
‘Cause things never last
Just move on
‘Cause it goes too fast, and the past has passed
So move on
No one likes an ending
So what’s with the attention we keep on giving them?
Why are we still spending so much time dreading our lives, instead of living them?
Why do we try to divert the river
When the water is what will deliver us
Where we need to go?
[Verse 3]
We may never know why
Time is always in limited supply
But we’ll live to regret it
If we get it
And then let it slip by
It can never rewind
Once you’ve lost it, it’s hard to find;
Take the journey in stride
When your plans have been sidelined
Every hourly chime could begin something new
So maybe it’s time to let time pass through
[Outro]
Not passing by
But passing through
Till the well runs dry
Just passing through
We may never know why
Time is always in limited supply
But we’ll live to regret it
If we get it
And then let it slip by
It can never rewind
Once you’ve lost it, it’s hard to find;
Take the journey in stride
When your plans have been sidelined
Every hourly chime could begin something new
So maybe it’s time to let time pass through
[Outro]
Not passing by
But passing through
Till the well runs dry
Just passing through
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Genius Annotation
On March 29th Kaden MacKay posted the first verse of this song on his TikTok account along with the caption: “A little song about my fear of wasting time”. This short clip would go on to garner over 9 million views.
The second verse was posted only a few days later on March 31st, garnering over 3 million views.
Since then, many other TikTok users have created duets with MacKay’s original posts, either singing along with their own lyrics or simply harmonizing. Some would even go on to post interpretations, covers, and continuations of the song.
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