I've been searching for this song for the last 42 years. I heard it as a child, 11 years old in 1981, standing in a pizza joint in Queens with my mom. I can't tell you how many times over the years I've tried to sing a part of the melody- (To the sea, to the sea'Til it's gone foreverGone forever) the only part that I remembered- to someone to see if they knew it. When the internet came round, every once in a while I would google the bit of lyric I remembered "to the sea" or look up lists of radio hits from 1981. Incredibly, I heard it once again only yesterday. It came on the mix at a restaurant and I had the strangest feeling come over me as I began to recognize it. Shazam this! I yelled at my friends. They all knew it of course. I came home and sat here listening to the song, feeling myself looking back in time at my child self, both of us transfixed. It felt mystical. Like some kind of miracle to hear it again. And so strange that the lyrics were about time, and I felt myself a part of that river of self and time, grown now but still standing, as if in both places. I'm only sharing this because I started to read all the other comments and saw how so many people connect deeply with this song, and I want my tears to join in with theirs...
I don’t share a lot of musical overlap with my Argentinean mother. One day I was playing this song and she recognized. She said it was amazingly popular there when she was in college. She couldn’t remember the lyrics or what it was about, but something about the melody and the music brought back so many memories and emotions for her. Amazing song.
The song is evoking the Holy Spirit of God in You, that is the mystical feeling you had. It doesnt come from the musicians, the Holy Spirit of God is working thru them to touch your heart and soul. That is what is happening. Going back to your childhood is explained by your immortality. Your soul never ages or dies. Your body does, but not your soul. That is why old people dont really feel old deep down inside.
. This song hurts my heart so much.. the melody, the lyrics the voice .. I am 47 yrs old now and this song makes me feel like Im not really here on earth or in this body..
That's the strongest homage to someone who's been so important in life... When my ex boyfriend passed away with only 37 years and I was far away from Santo André (Brazil), this was the first time I used this song to someone so dear to me.... It's pure transcendental this song, the lyrics, today it conforts me, in the past it used to make me feel down. What a vision you had, Mr. Alan Parsons! What a masterpiece about our passage to the other dimension... ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I am 68 years old with stage four cancer and having lost many people animals and things I loved so dearly, I appreciate every moment that passes and feel grateful that I can still walk, breathe and be still able to look at the sun rising every morning. Time is infinite, there are no goodbyes just so longs. I know we shall meet again my beloved ones and then there won't be any partings for ever more!
This was one of my Mom's favorite song. When I had her disconnected from life support this is one of the songs I played for her clutching her in my arms telling her how much I loved and adored her and Thanking her for the privilege it was to be her daughter. I am crying while writing this missing her terribly. Rest in peace my beautiful mother. I will always love and adore her.
What a beautiful comment for an incredibly hard experience to endure. I know from experience that the loss of a mother is one of the most painful experiences of our lives, but I hope you are doing okay, and I thank you for sharing your powerful comment here.
I had almost an identical experience, Darla, as I sat with my mother this past month before she slipped away.... the music, and the love reflected in it, seemingly transcending the moment of loss. It was and is crushing, especially as I likewise had an unbreakable relationship with my mom. I wish you so much peace, and the same depth of love from her memory that we both evidently received all of these years from our mothers. "Who knows when we shall meet again....."
I know how difficult that was for you. I had to do the same for my husband and my best friend I had ever had. It was on 11/9/2022. There is a pain that is impossible to suppress just for me to make it through the day. 😢❤
A lot of people -like me- who don't know you, Darla, and read your comment feel, however, like knowing you many years ago. It's inevitable don't cry with you because we share the same experience in losing beloved people. I hug you with all my cherrish and send a kiss to Heaven for your adored mom.
@@MarkEastman I don't really know what's happening to you, if you're ill or something, but I wish you all the best my friend and I hope you're doing well.
My wife passed 1.13.24.... She just loved this song.....20 wonderful years and we shall meet again....miss you Michelle....rest you battled Breast and brain cancer valiantly ❤
I'm 50 now,and this type of music accompanied me through my hard childhood I had. Music of mostly all types saved me from taking drugs or smoking. When I listen to this beautiful song it brings back good memories.
That's truly impressive Marcus. I'm 47 and remember those decades quite well. The fact that you dodged drugs during that time period is a testament to your character
This song came out a few months after my father was diagnosed with terminal cancer at the age of 42. He died 8 months later. 42 years later, the span of his own life cut short by half, this song brings me back to him. And that is a powerful thing, a gift
Me either, I'm 72 and somehow survived melanoma. Life and time is so very precious and I hate the hatred we are seeing all over the world now. We only get one chance here, we must be wise about it. ALL of us.....
My wife of 42 years passed away last week, and this was one of the songs I've considered playing at her celebration of life we'll be having later. But while it would actually be my wife talking to us, I can't help but feel like it's me talking to her. "If ever" might be the only place where I depart from the lyrics of this tune, because until my dying day I want to live my life such to ensure I wind up where she is now - an angel among angels.
Its only now that this song impacted me. My husband died 2 mos ago and he used to sing this song holding my hand while driving. Until now his voice resonates on my ears. I miss him so dearly.
I'm so sorry for your loss. I too lost my husband, and know that although we never get over the loss, we do learn to live with it. All I can say is that you and your husband shall definitely meet again. Bless you.
Yes, I'm another one of those "my dad passed away" comments. But sadly it's true. My beloved dad passed away this morning, the best way possible. Holding my sister's hand. He took a last look at her, cried a bit and just stopped breathing. I'm 23 and I can't describe how lost I feel right now without him. He was my guide, my inspiration, gave me good taste in music. He loved this song so much ! And now these lyrics are hitting me so hard... This is for you dad ! You are so loved. I'm sure we will meet again !
Hey mate, your dad is not dead, he's just living in a space/time we cannot understand. And as long as you remember him the way you do, he will be alive and rockin'. Kindest regards and respect.
I probably won't be of any comfort, but I'm feeling pain for a different and yet similar reason. I have no idea what algorithm sent this particular song my way, but it's bringing up emotions that I try to keep squashed down. 28 years ago I moved 3000 miles from home for a man I fell in love with. I still love him and we have 2 wonderful sons, but I miss my home country and my siblings. When my beloved parents died in 2008 and 2012, each was sudden and required instant arrangements which were traumatic. I never got to hold their hands and say goodbye before they took their last breath, which my siblings did, and I'm happy they got to have that, but so sad that I didn't. I'm thankful that I did get to participate in their funerals and I'm grateful for that at least. I'm so happy for you that you had such a close relationship with your dad, and I'm so sorry that he's been taken away from you. I hope you still have your mother, and a good support system😘
I'm very, very sorry for your loss. I will soon feel similar pain with a dying loved one. I hope you will always remember and feel the spirit and love from your lost one.
I was 7 or 8 when this song came out..I never understood why my mom and dad would play it over and over again...40 years later and I cant stop playing it....I get it 🥺
I had the biggest crush on a girl named Jenny since I was in the 6th grade in 1981. She was a year older than me and never knew I liked her. I was always afraid to tell her. I would see her and always wanted to tell her but never did. Finally, in my junior year in high school (her senior year) at a school dance, the last one of the year, one of the last few songs of the night, this song came on. I spotted her across the room and said to myself, “It’s now or never.” I summoned up all the courage I had and went over to her and asked her to dance. She said, “Absolutely!” We strode over to the dance floor and started slow dancing. I couldn’t believe it was actually happening. She was tired from dancing all night and just laid her head on my shoulder as we danced. Time seemed to stand still as I couldn’t believe the girl of my dreams was here and dancing with me so close. Then before I knew it, the song ended. She hugged me and went back to her friends and I went back to mine and sat back and soaked it all in. She graduated and I never got to tell her how I felt and never saw her again. But for one moment in time, I had the girls of my dreams in my arms for five minutes and eleven seconds. I often think about her. A few years ago, I sent her a friend request on FB and she accepted. I check in on her FB every now and then. I wonder if she even remembers the dance, probably not, but I will remember it for a lifetime and that’s okay.
I'm sure she'll remember that dance with you. I'm surprised all the time when I hunt up friends from 40 years ago, thinking they won't remember the brief time I lived in the same town with them. They all remembered me. 😊
My dad passed away on 7/22. He was my very best friend. We used to listen to The Alan Parsons Project so much when I was a little girl, but I hadn't really thought of them since I became an adult. Last night I was cleaning out his closet, and it was the hardest thing I've done so far. They popped in my head. I opened Spotify and played them on random. This song played first. I feel like my dad sent this song to me, and as sad as it is, I feel like he found a way to say goodbye and that we're both going to be okay. Thank you, Dad. I love you too, forever.
It's been 10 years, since my father passed but I feel your pain, like it was yesterday. I wish I had known him, as I came to know him, by cleaning out his belongings. I mean....we were close, but I found out things that he believed...but he never spoke of. We would have had so much more to talk about, if I had only known.
The tears flow when I hear this. I miss my sister, my parents, my comrades I served in with the 101st airborne division, my fellow officers I served with as a police officer, some killed in the line of duty, some by their own hands. And yet I am here alone, sort of the last man standing. My life was richer knowing them, and this song brings back their lives. Alan Parsons made some great music, this being one of their best.
I also served in the 101st Airborne Division. I spent most of my time at LZ Sally in 1968. I feel for you as I, too, have suffered loss. Welcome home, my brother.
@@michaelcummingsherrera1232 glad you made it home. was in B CO, 3/187th infantry regiment, 101st airborne division, 2nd platoon, 2nd squad. My commanding officer was Capt. Ted (theodore) cox, who served as a staff sergeant with the 7th special forces group in vietnam before he received his commission, 1968 to 1970..unfortunately he has also passed.
1981 This song is awesome 2000 This song is awesome 2024 This song is awesome 2045 This song is awesome 2096 This song is awesome 3067 This song is awesome 5279 This song is awesome
As a young man I understood the meaning of this song but it never hit me until I became older. At 51 years of age now, I've lost 2 children, family and friends throughout the years and I'm not ashamed to say that this song still brings me to tears of all those I have lost. But it's also given me the understanding that they would want me to live my life to the fullest and be as happy as I can be and to know they are all in a better place.
Brother, I think all of us that are older can feel that. If I could just go back, I wouldnt have wasted it. All the people ive lost, I just never got to tell them thank you.
One of the saddest and best songs. It makes me cry so much. Be it losing a lover over time or losing someone to death. This song is so much more profound than when I was younger. It stirs such deep, deep emotions. Truly beautiful.
When I was visiting with a good friend we listen to this song ,I looked over at him and im mucha older than him , I said to him whim you die will you come looking for me in heaven and he grabbed me up and said yes I will .
I have this song on repeat. My dad chose this song for his funeral song, he passed away 12/8/22 . It’s been very hard, I was his only daughter, and I grew up and was never around, once I found out he was sick I still had my distance cause I didn’t like seeing him like that, once I found out he was dying, I was there when I could be, and me and my mom were the only ones out of my siblings to be able to say our last last final goodbyes, he was such a great man, and dad he deserved so much more, and I still wish it was me. I hate myself that I wasn’t there when I should’ve been. Spend time with your parents cause one day they’ll be gone, and you won’t know if you’ll ever be with them again. I love my dad, and I miss him very much, it’s a hard thing to go through just as a teenage girl.
No truer words can be said. I lost my sweetheart best mom I've ever known, in May 2021. She was in a good health in her 60's. I was her best friend and we spent so much time together listening to beautiful classic songs and watching videos. She suddenly left. I though I had time and that I'll be able to be a much better son for her sometime in the futuer when things circumstances would allow. One night she felt uneasy, she spoke her last words in my arms and unexpectedly passed, while both of us didn't expect it. I was in disbelief and still I'm trying to truly comprehend and accept she will never return.
RIP to your dad, I lost mine a similar time, July 30th 2022, he loved all 5 of us kids and doted on my mum. He could never do enough for us, he did so much and lived for us. Had cancer but the op to correct it took him away without us having the chance to get prepared and say goodbye. It was meant to be routine. I miss him so dearly and I can imagine what you're going through, I won't say I know, because grief is very individual and no one can walk in another's shoes. But God bless our dads wherever they are, hopefully they're looking out for us in a spiritual way. And bless you too.
I too lost my dad, but I was 43, although the pain was awful and still is, I remember him everyday with joy and the good times we had, I still miss him a lot, I talk to him 😮, say the last news of our club and how mum is doing. That’s the eternity, when someone is remembered its still alive 🥹
My boyfriend passed away from Leukemia at 41, it has been years, but this song still accurately resonates the sorrow. Grateful it means so much to so many. Beautiful.
Me and a old girlfriend used to spin this album in her basement in the 80s constantly. Now im almost 50 crying in here reading everyones comments. Love you all and hopefully see you on the otherside♐♐💞💞
Same here , brother. I'm about to turn 51. Feeling nostalgic tonight listening to songs from late 70s early 80s I associate certain events with songs, maybe because I heard the song at that moment? This song takes me to an exact moment in time, riding with my Dad to go camping and set turtle lines with his buddies in Southern Ohio. Riding in his red 72 Nova. Lost Dad last year from Lewy Body Dementia. Time really does flow like a river. A very, very fast river. My advice to any youngsters. Soak up evert f'n thing along that ride. Take nothing for granted and never put stuff off until tomorrow. Some daybitbwont come. I miss my Dad. I miss my childhood. I miss so many things. Alas, life is not over yet, so I'm gonna keep on enjoying this ride down this crazy ass river. Peace ✌
This was released in April 1981, right before my high school graduation, which was in May 1981. Every time I hear this song I feel the tassel swinging against my cheek, smell the freshly mown spring grass of the football field, and hear the whoops of joy from my family in the stands...all the while knowing I'll spend the rest of my life remembering this very moment. Just like now, 40 years later.
This was one of my favourites……Now that I’m 71 it is even more important to me….just listen to the words….my heart bleeds. I just lost my Mom who was 96 years old and am losing my Sister to lung cancer any day. My Son has been gone for a long time due to AIDS. He was my best friend. I only hope they will be there when it is my turn to meet.
They will be right there waiting for you. I jus lost my mom in November. My heart aches too., my brother decided to leave in 96. Now it’s only me 52….I miss them every day.
Heaven is an amazing place! Can’t wait to see all of mine and live with them forever!! They are never truly gone, just in a different realm. God Bless!! 🏝❤️🦖💜💎🦋🌻😀
Jane Witwer same here... And when I hear it... It puts me at peace... I've made a few mistakes in life but not that many when I look back... It's been a wonderful ride and I'm ready to move on when the time comes... God bless
When my wife died suddenly in 2019 shortly thereafter I heard this on the radio...all the feelings,the longing..the tears flowed as I heard this song and thought of her...others have gone since then..my dad as well and certain friends too.This song is for them.Thank you Alan for writing this song.
All you can do is, revel in the time, you had the blessings to embrace that spirit, that beautiful spirit, just being patient, to join her in heaven!!!
Today my grandfather passed away at 79 years of age, he died of a peptic ulcer and at the moment the doctors gave me the notice that he died I was listening to this song, I will miss you a lot grandfather
When you're 15-16, you wish time would speed up so you could get where you wanted to go in life. When you're 58, you wonder where the time went........
+vladimyr morris It's funny how strange time can be. When I was a kid, the summer seemed like it went on for years, & a school year seemed like eternity! But by 20, I noticed a slight pull in time, but 30 is where it started to be noticeable, & after 40, hell it was like being in an Indy car! But now after 50, & even though I still play in bands & ppl say I havent really changed in 20 years, but its like every time I turn around, another Christmas or birthday or summer,wintespringfall!!!!!!!!!!! Man! It just will Not slow down now! :)
had a friend who passed away a year ago. he was 19 years old. graduated with him and everything. saw him in his coffin pale as a ghost... crazy how life is
We just had to burry a great friend today & he actually told me about this song about a yr ago & here i am now playing all the songs we wld listen to...miss you so much already friend 💔😢 Rest in Heaven Bill G.
My beloved of 43 years of marriage passed away two years ago and this is one of the songs she loved. It still makes me cry; I loved her so much and still miss her.😥😥😥
@@jayarajjohnson2476 I'm glad you got it. I believe it. Our departed loved ones on the other side are nourished by our thoughts and emotions about them.
I was 7 in 1980 and remember this song and looking up to my father who is still my hero & especially today, which is his 83rd birthday, what a long road we have traveled👍
@@KristNi This song reminds me that we are only here for a limited time on the earth. So while we are here we should enjoy our loved ones for as long as we got and to enjoy places we haven't been to before.
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU..listening first time in the 80's, at 18 tender y/o...today Im 58 calendars..And still admiring this unique, beautifully song😢
I'm 48. Can still vividly remember when the days were long as a kid. When a week vacation (let alone summer) from school felt like an eternity of playtime. I could get lost in my imagination for hours on end...
Now that I am 70 years old. I relazise that i made so many mistakes in the past. I do wish, i could go back, and undo some of them. To all of them that i loved an messed around. I am really sorry.
our lives are just a series of mistakes and random accidents.how many of your solid plans ever came to fruition? i had a hippy mum and she always advised me to 'follow your heart,not your wallet'....turned out it was good advice.every day brings something new,embrace it,soak up every experience,then go home and chill to the APP,or Pink Floyd,or The Beatles,whatever floats your boat and be thankful you are still learning.open minds are Gods gift (if there IS a God)
another americanism. the reason we have to constantly say, 'oh, yea i have no regrets' is because it's not attainable. it's bollocks that ideally sounds good coming out of our mouth. but keep the mantra going
dear John Watson. I love this song so much. at first i didn't realize its meaning, what is hidden in its lyrics. i have to say , it's just normal for us, human beings, to make mistakes, hurt someone, by any bad action, because we are human, not machines. we are no perfect at all. It is so good to recognize our mistakes, to say "I'm sorry" from the bottom of our soul and heart. I understand you. greetings.
Praise the Lord for people who have regret and repent and feel sorry for the hurt they caused others in their life! Jesus is the Only Way, the Truth and the LIfe!!! Read Romans 10:9 to know how to get saved!!! The Lord will forgive and save those who receive Him as their Saviour and Lord and ask Him to cleanse them in His precious blood!!!
The first time I heard it, I was 15 years old...in 1980... I heard it for the first time while half-asleep...it has been embedded in my psyche ever since... The emotions you felt when you first heard it, you will feel them deeper with each time you listen to it... I promise you...
I am at that age where you start losing more of the people you love than you gain back. Just the cycle of life. This song is an absolute brilliant masterpiece of lyric and melody as it completely encapsulates this very scenario. The absolute essence of life with both its beauty and tragedy.
I remembered listening to this beautiful and peaceful song in my early 20's, now in my early 50's it makes me think back that time passes us so quickly like a blink of the eye. Its been a good life, but its passing by way too fast now, and there is not much time left to enjoy the beauty of it all
I lost my mom this year as well. Hands down has been the worst year of my life. I literally ache to hear her voice. I’m so sorry for your loss, I hope she rests well until you meet again
I miss you Momma. Not enough time. We will meet again. I scattered your ashes where you asked. To the sea on Tybee Island, Ga. Wildflowers grow where I scattered them. The dunes behind the DeSoto. I go to the sea. I go to talk to God and you. You were the best friend I ever had. I miss you so...
I am so sorry, Tammy. I know exactly how you feel and what you are going through in the loss of your mother here on this earth. I have lost both of my parents whom I loved so dearly. Life is never the same. I'm 60 years old, but in many ways I feel like an orphan without them here. Keep doing what you're doing. There is NO time limit on grieving. It took me 7 years after I lost daddy. The more you grieve, the more you LOVED and continue to LOVE . . . And yes, you will be together again - the next time for eternity!
I adore this song so much, it gives my soul space to travel between the worlds, yet it leaves enough room for emotions. It was my song when I was 14, missing my boyfriend and also with 16, after my mum committed suicide and went far too early. I wish I had listened to and sung this song more often, cried more often and hoped more often. However, I found it again now with 56 after my auntie passed away with 95 and the song is again so soothing and comforting. "Who knows where we will meet again, if ever..." We ARE infinite, time IS infinite, we WILL meet!
Remember your Loved Ones Time is Forever Love is Forever and Heaven is Forever my mom passed away in Oct.2020 I have her picture to remember her Always and pray everyday faith Love and Prayer helps a lot and remember Heaven is a Real Place we will all meet again 🏰🌅🏰🌅😊💝😊💝😊💝
This song for some reason reminds me of when i spent time in the hospital for severe bipolar depression back in 2012 i had 0 percent hope i thought i aint going to come out of this deep dark mood when i got discharged from the hospital and came home i was still pretty depressed had a dam hard time getting out of bed low energy and i did not wanna eat lost my appetite big time the medicine had not kicked in yet my mom sat on the side of my bed and console me it last for about 2 doggone weeks man she my Dad ( his nickname was Papa Bear) and medication and God helped pull me outta that depression . Well all three of my parents are in heaven now Love you Mama And Daddy and my step father (Papa bear) see y'all someday😊 God bless people in this comment section sharing heartfelt experiences for real though ❤❤
Richard Alpert Eric Norman Woolfson: Sunday March 18, 1945- Wednesday December 2, 2009. R.I.P. Mr. Woolfson. Thank you for your gift and for all the memories behind them.
I remember recording this song when it came on the radio - 1980 or 81. My brother and I at home alone one Saturday evening. I had been waiting to hear it on the radio so I could and I can still remember jumping up out of that orange barstool to grab my good 'ole tape recorder. I still have it on tape. That song used to make me weep - still does today - and for some cosmic reason this song has been on my mind and in my heart constantly the past few days. So I recorded it again to tune out this world that is no longer recognizable to me and recapture some sense of awe and wonder I once had during my youth.
@@maleavail Incorrect dude the song was recorded in 1980 and released in 1981 according to Wikipedia..didnt even mention 1979? do your research and show proof..i recall hearing this song played alor on the radio in the summer of 1981..
"Time " is so touching When I first heard it I was in my 30 now I am in my 60s and so many of my friends are gone forever. Goodbye all my dear old friends who are gone for ever
First time I heard this song, I made it the song I would want to be played at my memorial. I've never forgot this song and never will. It's absolutely perfect to say goodbye to all your loved ones.
about 25 years ago a neighbor had a tragic accident and this song was playing in the background. since then i avoided listening to this song. fast forward here i am now facing my fears and listening to this song not to connect it to bad times but to just enjoy the beauty of it.
This song is hauntingly beautiful and seeps into the crevices of eternal longing for the ones no longer here and ahead of us in the journey. Just lost my last grandparent and about two weeks before she died, I told her, "We are right behind you and will meet up with you and the rest right around the bend. She smiled.
I like how you think, but being in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of P.I. , hanging over the side of a ship in the cargo nets, blasting the shit out of this music and gazing at the stars in utter darkness, beats the crap out of whatever you may have experienced. It's untouchable. One of those 'priceless' moments. No offense but it's simply a fantasy of the reality that I had in '77. :-)
I've been searching for this song for the last 42 years.
I heard it as a child, 11 years old in 1981, standing in a pizza joint in Queens with my mom.
I can't tell you how many times over the years I've tried to sing a part of the melody- (To the sea, to the sea'Til it's gone foreverGone forever) the only part that I remembered- to someone to see if they knew it.
When the internet came round, every once in a while I would google the bit of lyric I remembered "to the sea" or look up lists of radio hits from 1981.
Incredibly, I heard it once again only yesterday. It came on the mix at a restaurant and I had the strangest feeling come over me as I began to recognize it.
Shazam this! I yelled at my friends. They all knew it of course.
I came home and sat here listening to the song, feeling myself looking back in time at my child self, both of us transfixed. It felt mystical. Like some kind of miracle to hear it again. And so strange that the lyrics were about time, and I felt myself a part of that river of self and time, grown now but still standing, as if in both places.
I'm only sharing this because I started to read all the other comments and saw how so many people connect deeply with this song, and I want my tears to join in with theirs...
God speed
I don’t share a lot of musical overlap with my Argentinean mother. One day I was playing this song and she recognized. She said it was amazingly popular there when she was in college.
She couldn’t remember the lyrics or what it was about, but something about the melody and the music brought back so many memories and emotions for her. Amazing song.
I can so relate! Such a beautiful song and connection to each other!❤
Just ask me next time. I have a photographic memory for music. Unfortunately it doesn’t extend to other areas of life.
The song is evoking the Holy Spirit of God in You, that is the mystical feeling you had. It doesnt come from the musicians, the Holy Spirit of God is working thru them to touch your heart and soul. That is what is happening. Going back to your childhood is explained by your immortality. Your soul never ages or dies. Your body does, but not your soul. That is why old people dont really feel old deep down inside.
the saddest part of life is when the person who gave you the best memories becomes a memory
Yes yes yes , crying
I agree
It sucks your world is turned upside down it really does suck she was only 62 yrs copd
Just like my father.
That Cut Deep. How True. God Bless You.🙏💗
. This song hurts my heart so much.. the melody, the lyrics the voice .. I am 47 yrs old now and this song makes me feel like Im not really here on earth or in this body..
@@user-pv7pk5nh3k it's ok everything is as is supposed to be
The same happens to me. Bless.
@@elsaroman5166Wow!!! Bless u as well!!
You're not,and that's ok.
Best wishes too you sll...love hurts. When it's gone..
That's the strongest homage to someone who's been so important in life... When my ex boyfriend passed away with only 37 years and I was far away from Santo André (Brazil), this was the first time I used this song to someone so dear to me.... It's pure transcendental this song, the lyrics, today it conforts me, in the past it used to make me feel down.
What a vision you had, Mr. Alan Parsons! What a masterpiece about our passage to the other dimension...
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Me. For the love of my life René who died in januari 1924. Miss him so much❤❤❤
@@CleovandenOort-t2y 1924 ?
@@Videoviaggio 2024
Thank you
@@CleovandenOort-t2y ❤️❤️❤️❤️🫂🫂🫂
Time. Treasure every minute.
Yep
Bless you all that found their greatistove
Com certeza
Tears are streaming down my face reading the heartfelt comments left here
Mr.parsons is a great guy.
Is he still alive to love
GreT song singer omg
Seriously.
I am 68 years old with stage four cancer and having lost many people animals and things I loved so dearly, I appreciate every moment that passes and feel grateful that I can still walk, breathe and be still able to look at the sun rising every morning. Time is infinite, there are no goodbyes just so longs. I know we shall meet again my beloved ones and then there won't be any partings for ever more!
Do NOT go quietly into that night!!!
you SHALL see all that have passed before you. you shall.
may God give you strength and patience...
Pull through
I hope God grants your wish for Peace and Serenity. Keep living your best life. Prayers
As a kid, you loved the melody.
*As an adult, you understood the lyrics.*
Wow how smart r u
the world is your thoughts for a beautiful mind thank you
Song for my funeral..
This
So true !
I'm 63...and one of the saddest things that happens is when you've got so many stories to tell and no one wants to listen...
I will listen to you, as I'm sure nearly every person here would also.
🙏 "that's when you log youtube hours & donate your videos to your County Historical Society"
Thats such a true sentiment. Many days I feel that way. They say friends should have same interests, problems, start talking Im listening. 👊👋
That's right! And your experience is obsolete.
Today, I'm very happy; don't care anymore. 😀
No one else deserves the wisdom and humor found in stories carved out of the school of long experience.
This was one of my Mom's favorite song. When I had her disconnected from life support this is one of the songs I played for her clutching her in my arms telling her how much I loved and adored her and Thanking her for the privilege it was to be her daughter. I am crying while writing this missing her terribly. Rest in peace my beautiful mother. I will always love and adore her.
What a beautiful comment for an incredibly hard experience to endure. I know from experience that the loss of a mother is one of the most painful experiences of our lives, but I hope you are doing okay, and I thank you for sharing your powerful comment here.
They should MAKE THIS anthem of all funerals
I had almost an identical experience, Darla, as I sat with my mother this past month before she slipped away.... the music, and the love reflected in it, seemingly transcending the moment of loss. It was and is crushing, especially as I likewise had an unbreakable relationship with my mom. I wish you so much peace, and the same depth of love from her memory that we both evidently received all of these years from our mothers. "Who knows when we shall meet again....."
I know how difficult that was for you. I had to do the same for my husband and my best friend I had ever had. It was on 11/9/2022. There is a pain that is impossible to suppress just for me to make it through the day. 😢❤
A lot of people -like me- who don't know you, Darla, and read your comment feel, however, like knowing you many years ago. It's inevitable don't cry with you because we share the same experience in losing beloved people. I hug you with all my cherrish and send a kiss to Heaven for your adored mom.
The older you get the more this song impacts your mind. A beautiful piece.
Fact!
Agreed. Well said.
You're at peace
So true. I’m not too far to make the big step
@@MarkEastman I don't really know what's happening to you, if you're ill or something, but I wish you all the best my friend and I hope you're doing well.
I'm 64, sometimes when I heard this song , I have the same feeling great sadness
sadness and beauty...
The best times of my life, the 80s, I got a vinyl record from my first boyfriend (and husband), it had this beautiful song. I love!
My wife passed 1.13.24....
She just loved this song.....20 wonderful years and we shall meet again....miss you Michelle....rest you battled Breast and brain cancer valiantly ❤
My husband, for 39 years, died in April 2024. I have to find a reason to get out of bed.
@@andycook4608 My heart is broken for you and sending hugs and condolences.....
I'm so sorry for your loss 😔
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My condolences. May she rest in peace. Hope you find some peace during these tough times
76 years old love this song. My mind floats back to the time of my 20s O' those gone by days now only a memory.
I'm 50 now,and this type of music accompanied me through my hard childhood I had. Music of mostly all types saved me from taking drugs or smoking. When I listen to this beautiful song it brings back good memories.
That's truly impressive Marcus. I'm 47 and remember those decades quite well. The fact that you dodged drugs during that time period is a testament to your character
Played it on vinyl. Now sitting in front of a laptop singing along.
I loved your comment, i have 42 years old, and every day i feel more far away my childhood, was a wonderfull ages, regards my friend
yep
This song came out a few months after my father was diagnosed with terminal cancer at the age of 42. He died 8 months later. 42 years later, the span of his own life cut short by half, this song brings me back to him. And that is a powerful thing, a gift
😢 💓 🕊️
My husband was diagnosed with cancer, and he was given two weeks. He lasted three days. I'm sorry for your loss.
@@kathyg1660So sorry to hear that Kathy, I hope it was a great marriage filled with wonderful memories, RIP your husband😞😭✌️
I hope for this song to be over for me one day!!
Nothing more!!
Melodía que te llega al alma profundamente 😢😢😢
I can't listen to this song and not cry. Every. Single. Time.
Me too
❤
Me either, I'm 72 and somehow survived melanoma. Life and time is so very precious and I hate the hatred we are seeing all over the world now. We only get one chance here, we must be wise about it. ALL of us.....
im crying with you
Every single time
Goodbye my love, forever.
Sung by the late great Eric Woolfson, One of my favorite lead singers.
Did someone sing this song after he did?
@@wandasprinkle342 I would imagine.
Shall want this played, as a farewell song, at my funeral...
Be as strong as I know you are, my loved ones!
Time....
My Dad passed away last month. This is one of his favorite songs. It makes me cry everytime I listen to this song.. I miss you so much Daddy... 😭😭
My wife of 42 years passed away last week, and this was one of the songs I've considered playing at her celebration of life we'll be having later. But while it would actually be my wife talking to us, I can't help but feel like it's me talking to her. "If ever" might be the only place where I depart from the lyrics of this tune, because until my dying day I want to live my life such to ensure I wind up where she is now - an angel among angels.
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Michele, please checkout what I said above. You" llnever bê Aline. Luis Fernando
Same ♥️
my mom loves this song and so do does my family. It's okay when your dad passes away. He'll guide you. ☺😭
Probably the deepest most beautiful sad song ever written.
I agree. And they were all crafted musicians, even studying sound engineering which is why their songs have high clarity
Brings me straight to tears every time!
@@davemazza791 Same here.
This song is a masterpiece.
It's eternal
is a copy the Us and them from pynk floyd
It sure is very much touches the ❤❤.
Its only now that this song impacted me. My husband died 2 mos ago and he used to sing this song holding my hand while driving. Until now his voice resonates on my ears. I miss him so dearly.
Sorry for your loss...
You’ll always have that memory
My late wife and I used to slow dance to that song, never thinking she would pass away from cancer at 54 😢
I'm so sorry for your loss. I too lost my husband, and know that although we never get over the loss, we do learn to live with it. All I can say is that you and your husband shall definitely meet again. Bless you.
❤
This is a hauntingly beautiful song.
It sounds like Us and Them
@@chscelebrity8325 kind of
That is exactly what it is.
The saddest song ever
I agree Laura really touches the heart.
Yes, I'm another one of those "my dad passed away" comments. But sadly it's true. My beloved dad passed away this morning, the best way possible. Holding my sister's hand. He took a last look at her, cried a bit and just stopped breathing. I'm 23 and I can't describe how lost I feel right now without him. He was my guide, my inspiration, gave me good taste in music. He loved this song so much ! And now these lyrics are hitting me so hard... This is for you dad ! You are so loved. I'm sure we will meet again !
Hey mate, your dad is not dead, he's just living in a space/time we cannot understand. And as long as you remember him the way you do, he will be alive and rockin'. Kindest regards and respect.
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I probably won't be of any comfort, but I'm feeling pain for a different and yet similar reason. I have no idea what algorithm sent this particular song my way, but it's bringing up emotions that I try to keep squashed down. 28 years ago I moved 3000 miles from home for a man I fell in love with. I still love him and we have 2 wonderful sons, but I miss my home country and my siblings. When my beloved parents died in 2008 and 2012, each was sudden and required instant arrangements which were traumatic. I never got to hold their hands and say goodbye before they took their last breath, which my siblings did, and I'm happy they got to have that, but so sad that I didn't. I'm thankful that I did get to participate in their funerals and I'm grateful for that at least.
I'm so happy for you that you had such a close relationship with your dad, and I'm so sorry that he's been taken away from you. I hope you still have your mother, and a good support system😘
I'm very, very sorry for your loss. I will soon feel similar pain with a dying loved one. I hope you will always remember and feel the spirit and love from your lost one.
I am so sorry for your loss. It feels so sad to read this but I hope after two months you’re doing a little bit better.
I was 7 or 8 when this song came out..I never understood why my mom and dad would play it over and over again...40 years later and I cant stop playing it....I get it 🥺
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I had the biggest crush on a girl named Jenny since I was in the 6th grade in 1981. She was a year older than me and never knew I liked her. I was always afraid to tell her. I would see her and always wanted to tell her but never did. Finally, in my junior year in high school (her senior year) at a school dance, the last one of the year, one of the last few songs of the night, this song came on. I spotted her across the room and said to myself, “It’s now or never.” I summoned up all the courage I had and went over to her and asked her to dance. She said, “Absolutely!” We strode over to the dance floor and started slow dancing. I couldn’t believe it was actually happening. She was tired from dancing all night and just laid her head on my shoulder as we danced. Time seemed to stand still as I couldn’t believe the girl of my dreams was here and dancing with me so close. Then before I knew it, the song ended. She hugged me and went back to her friends and I went back to mine and sat back and soaked it all in. She graduated and I never got to tell her how I felt and never saw her again. But for one moment in time, I had the girls of my dreams in my arms for five minutes and eleven seconds. I often think about her. A few years ago, I sent her a friend request on FB and she accepted. I check in on her FB every now and then. I wonder if she even remembers the dance, probably not, but I will remember it for a lifetime and that’s okay.
I'm sure she'll remember that dance with you. I'm surprised all the time when I hunt up friends from 40 years ago, thinking they won't remember the brief time I lived in the same town with them. They all remembered me. 😊
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인생은 지나가고 나면 마치 꿈을 꾼 것 같아요.
Beautiful story
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My dad passed away on 7/22. He was my very best friend. We used to listen to The Alan Parsons Project so much when I was a little girl, but I hadn't really thought of them since I became an adult. Last night I was cleaning out his closet, and it was the hardest thing I've done so far. They popped in my head. I opened Spotify and played them on random. This song played first. I feel like my dad sent this song to me, and as sad as it is, I feel like he found a way to say goodbye and that we're both going to be okay.
Thank you, Dad. I love you too, forever.
This is unbelievably touching. Hugs Sadie.
So Sweet and Nicely said.
It's been 10 years, since my father passed but I feel your pain, like it was yesterday. I wish I had known him, as I came to know him, by cleaning out his belongings. I mean....we were close, but I found out things that he believed...but he never spoke of. We would have had so much more to talk about, if I had only known.
I am sorry Sadie Vond.... I hope that you are fine...
You got a bunch of tears running down my face. BLESS YOU!!
The tears flow when I hear this. I miss my sister, my parents, my comrades I served in with the 101st airborne division, my fellow officers I served with as a police officer, some killed in the line of duty, some by their own hands. And yet I am here alone, sort of the last man standing. My life was richer knowing them, and this song brings back their lives. Alan Parsons made some great music, this being one of their best.
I also served in the 101st Airborne Division. I spent most of my time at LZ Sally in 1968. I feel for you as I, too, have suffered loss. Welcome home, my brother.
@@michaelcummingsherrera1232 glad you made it home. was in B CO, 3/187th infantry regiment, 101st airborne division, 2nd platoon, 2nd squad. My commanding officer was Capt. Ted (theodore) cox, who served as a staff sergeant with the 7th special forces group in vietnam before he received his commission, 1968 to 1970..unfortunately he has also passed.
@charlessedlacek5754 I was with B Co. 326th Med Bn and was part of massive Operation Eagle Thrust from Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
So sorry for all of your losses; I've had my share too. I think this song is so beautiful!
You might also like to listen to their song Old and Wise. Reminds one of family and friends that have gone, and a beautiful song.
For you Hope, until we meet again. R.I.P.
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As a young man I understood the meaning of this song but it never hit me until I became older. At 51 years of age now, I've lost 2 children, family and friends throughout the years and I'm not ashamed to say that this song still brings me to tears of all those I have lost. But it's also given me the understanding that they would want me to live my life to the fullest and be as happy as I can be and to know they are all in a better place.
That's deep. I dig it. I'm 40 now. Didn't give a shit in my youth but now,..song as magnificent as this always make me cry.
My condolences
Brother, I think all of us that are older can feel that. If I could just go back, I wouldnt have wasted it. All the people ive lost, I just never got to tell them thank you.
Thank you for that❤🙏🌌
Very well stated. I totally agree with you. This could be me less losing 2 children.
there are times we ignore someone's existence..
until we lost them
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Amen Chill, Amen....
BadShotTX i'm 49 years old been listening to it since 1982. -- JULY
Well said CHILL FROST...so sad,but true
Well put
The greatest grief is losing someone you love while they are still alive.
My brother passed away last week and he loved it this song. RIP dear Juan.
"Who knows when we shall meet again"
Best of luck to you.its never easy losing a loved one.i wish you the best
YES, the loving souls are always criss-crossing back and forth through time.
So sorry for your loss.
Big hug for you and your family.
Dio vi benedica Signore Juan. Riposare in pace.
One of the saddest and best songs. It makes me cry so much. Be it losing a lover over time or losing someone to death. This song is so much more profound than when I was younger. It stirs such deep, deep emotions. Truly beautiful.
I when I was released I was 14 heard it like it, but at 55 now it means alot more
When I was visiting with a good friend we listen to this song ,I looked over at him and im mucha older than him , I said to him whim you die will you come looking for me in heaven and he grabbed me up and said yes I will .
A beautiful song so well written
It is not as sad as it is real!! This is life! Flowing like a river! till its gone forever! So get out and enjoy it while we have it!!
I have this song on repeat. My dad chose this song for his funeral song, he passed away 12/8/22 . It’s been very hard, I was his only daughter, and I grew up and was never around, once I found out he was sick I still had my distance cause I didn’t like seeing him like that, once I found out he was dying, I was there when I could be, and me and my mom were the only ones out of my siblings to be able to say our last last final goodbyes, he was such a great man, and dad he deserved so much more, and I still wish it was me. I hate myself that I wasn’t there when I should’ve been. Spend time with your parents cause one day they’ll be gone, and you won’t know if you’ll ever be with them again. I love my dad, and I miss him very much, it’s a hard thing to go through just as a teenage girl.
May he rest in peace 🙏
No truer words can be said. I lost my sweetheart best mom I've ever known, in May 2021. She was in a good health in her 60's. I was her best friend and we spent so much time together listening to beautiful classic songs and watching videos. She suddenly left. I though I had time and that I'll be able to be a much better son for her sometime in the futuer when things circumstances would allow. One night she felt uneasy, she spoke her last words in my arms and unexpectedly passed, while both of us didn't expect it. I was in disbelief and still I'm trying to truly comprehend and accept she will never return.
RIP to your dad!
RIP to your dad, I lost mine a similar time, July 30th 2022, he loved all 5 of us kids and doted on my mum. He could never do enough for us, he did so much and lived for us. Had cancer but the op to correct it took him away without us having the chance to get prepared and say goodbye. It was meant to be routine. I miss him so dearly and I can imagine what you're going through, I won't say I know, because grief is very individual and no one can walk in another's shoes. But God bless our dads wherever they are, hopefully they're looking out for us in a spiritual way. And bless you too.
I too lost my dad, but I was 43, although the pain was awful and still is, I remember him everyday with joy and the good times we had, I still miss him a lot, I talk to him 😮, say the last news of our club and how mum is doing. That’s the eternity, when someone is remembered its still alive 🥹
You can hear how Alan Parsons' superb touch as a sound engineer added so much to many Pink Floyd recordings.
First time I heard this song I thought it was Pink Floyd
@@BenderPYUs and them, by Pink Floyd
Not to mention the Beatles... ;-)
@wiwipapillon6928 yes haha straight away similar tempo and time signature
He was a sound engineer for the Beatles on the roof top. I never knew that
My boyfriend passed away from Leukemia at 41, it has been years, but this song still accurately resonates the sorrow. Grateful it means so much to so many. Beautiful.
We never know when our end will come,
It happens without cause or Zen;
Just remember farewells are NEVER forever…
Simply until we meet again 🌄
@@chrismayer3919 Beautiful🥲
I'm sorry
Lost my highschool sweetheart and I never got over it.
I feel you on your loss.
And this song brings back so much
This song truly brings tears every...single...time I hear it. A hauntingly beautiful song.
Your not on your own there Kate it's beautiful bus means more when you have lost somebody you love.
@@davidhubbert9445 Amen
I wonder if Alan Parson himself wrote this in posthumous tribute to a loved one?
Wouldn’t surprise me… 😢
"hauntingly beautiful" that's the perfect word
Dear Katie I'm there too wishing you well.
1981 - this song is awesome!
2020 - this song is awesome!
2081 - this song will still be awesome!
YES, what should I say, I am 85 years old....this song is used in a tremendous Chilean film called " Un fantastica mujer "
Actually it came out in 1980.
😍 bella canción
Had this on L.P. 🙂
Me and a old girlfriend used to spin this album in her basement in the 80s constantly.
Now im almost 50 crying in here reading everyones comments.
Love you all and hopefully see you on the otherside♐♐💞💞
Right there with you.
51 and counting, and this is still one of my favorites. See you there, when we have to go, but let's spend some more time together.
Same here , brother. I'm about to turn 51. Feeling nostalgic tonight listening to songs from late 70s early 80s I associate certain events with songs, maybe because I heard the song at that moment? This song takes me to an exact moment in time, riding with my Dad to go camping and set turtle lines with his buddies in Southern Ohio. Riding in his red 72 Nova. Lost Dad last year from Lewy Body Dementia. Time really does flow like a river. A very, very fast river. My advice to any youngsters. Soak up evert f'n thing along that ride. Take nothing for granted and never put stuff off until tomorrow. Some daybitbwont come. I miss my Dad. I miss my childhood. I miss so many things. Alas, life is not over yet, so I'm gonna keep on enjoying this ride down this crazy ass river. Peace ✌
Music is cathartic! XoKT
Me 2 brother
This was released in April 1981, right before my high school graduation, which was in May 1981. Every time I hear this song I feel the tassel swinging against my cheek, smell the freshly mown spring grass of the football field, and hear the whoops of joy from my family in the stands...all the while knowing I'll spend the rest of my life remembering this very moment. Just like now, 40 years later.
the album was recorded in 79 released shortly after that.
Class of 1981 as well
Our graduation song 82
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Amazing! Just amazing!
This has to be one of the best songs ever made
Two years later....life is still amazing when you listen to this.
We rise,we shine❤🎉
This was one of my favourites……Now that I’m 71 it is even more important to me….just listen to the words….my heart bleeds. I just lost my Mom who was 96 years old and am losing my Sister to lung cancer any day. My Son has been gone for a long time due to AIDS. He was my best friend. I only hope they will be there when it is my turn to meet.
🙏Prayers to you Cindy.
They will be right there waiting for you. I jus lost my mom in November. My heart aches too., my brother decided to leave in 96. Now it’s only me 52….I miss them every day.
@@davidhoffman8697 Sorry for your losses.🙏
And they will! 🤍
Heaven is an amazing place! Can’t wait to see all of mine and live with them forever!! They are never truly gone, just in a different realm. God Bless!!
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I am 73 I sit here listening to this most beautiful song and my life flashes before me. My favorite.
I agree Jane!
Me too.....
Jane Witwer same here... And when I hear it... It puts me at peace... I've made a few mistakes in life but not that many when I look back... It's been a wonderful ride and I'm ready to move on when the time comes... God bless
Like all who came before us we are on an incredible journey into the eternal and infinite...
I too sit here with you Jane. Hope to see you in the next life.
Is a beautiful relaxing song that invites you to retrospect.
It was very popular in the early 80s when was in college.
When my wife died suddenly in 2019 shortly thereafter I heard this on the radio...all the feelings,the longing..the tears flowed as I heard this song and thought of her...others have gone since then..my dad as well and certain friends too.This song is for them.Thank you Alan for writing this song.
Their spirit still thrives on your love for them....
All you can do is, revel in the time, you had the blessings to embrace that spirit, that beautiful spirit, just being patient, to join her in heaven!!!
@@garywemmer9342 Thank you for those kind words Gary.Take care
@@jayarajjohnson2476 thank u for that..take care
One of the most beautiful song ever created.
Yes.
The saddest
Indeed...A greeting from Italy
Today my grandfather passed away at 79 years of age, he died of a peptic ulcer and at the moment the doctors gave me the notice that he died I was listening to this song, I will miss you a lot grandfather
This is celestial, both the melody and the lyrics. The tenderness & spirituality of the Artist
When you're 15-16, you wish time would speed up so you could get where you wanted to go in life. When you're 58, you wonder where the time went........
+eddie brown exactly!!
I'm not looking forward to that. I'm 15 now. Lol.
+vladimyr morris It's funny how strange time can be. When I was a kid, the summer seemed like it went on for years, & a school year seemed like eternity! But by 20, I noticed a slight pull in time, but 30 is where it started to be noticeable, & after 40, hell it was like being in an Indy car! But now after 50, & even though I still play in bands & ppl say I havent really changed in 20 years, but its like every time I turn around, another Christmas or birthday or summer,wintespringfall!!!!!!!!!!! Man! It just will Not slow down now! :)
STEVE SIMMS Yea I feel the same now. I get pissed off with how fast time flies by.
+vladimyr morris Man, it Does fly. Theres truth in the old saying, "Time Flies".
this songs hits my stomach, my brain, my heart.. everything. god i'm in pieces
Music made by GENIUS
in memory of a friend who passed away 38 years ago tonight. Rest in peace Jenny you are not forgotten.
We will all remember u in are hearts 💕 ♥
It Cinda reminds me of the movie what a wonderful life
Great tribute...
had a friend who passed away a year ago. he was 19 years old. graduated with him and everything. saw him in his coffin pale as a ghost... crazy how life is
@@andyf4306 how did he die?
We just had to burry a great friend today & he actually told me about this song about a yr ago & here i am now playing all the songs we wld listen to...miss you so much already friend 💔😢 Rest in Heaven Bill G.
My beloved of 43 years of marriage passed away two years ago and this is one of the songs she loved. It still makes me cry; I loved her so much and still miss her.😥😥😥
Ashleigh Ball last Friday turned 40, how I wanted 23 years for that and XHCHL was broadcast but under Ultra 90.1 Sonamos diferente
I'm so sorry sir. So sorry. Hang in there. Her spirit still thrives on your love....
I sincerely hope that her memory brings you comfort and peace my friend. 🙏
@@marshalmcdonald7476 Wow ! "Her Spirit still thrives on your love", what a beautiful thought & thing to say.
@@jayarajjohnson2476 I'm glad you got it. I believe it. Our departed loved ones on the other side are nourished by our thoughts and emotions about them.
And 2025....a song for the ages.
I was 7 in 1980 and remember this song and looking up to my father who is still my hero & especially today, which is his 83rd birthday, what a long road we have traveled👍
I was a newborn but this song puts me back sadly
@@KristNi This song reminds me that we are only here for a limited time on the earth. So while we are here we should enjoy our loved ones for as long as we got and to enjoy places we haven't been to before.
@@anderson088I was in the 6th grade and liked this song even then.
They always reminded me of the Moody Blues on this track...
The Moodies' "Running Water" and this song are bookends...
One of my favorite songs late 80s.
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU..listening first time in the 80's, at 18 tender y/o...today Im 58 calendars..And still admiring this unique, beautifully song😢
I'm 48. Can still vividly remember when the days were long as a kid. When a week vacation (let alone summer) from school felt like an eternity of playtime. I could get lost in my imagination for hours on end...
I miss those days
Make sure you get your TPS reports in on time!
Every single time,..this song makes me cry.
I loved this song as a teenager, but now... it really shows how fast our lives all go... like tears in the rain... lost forever.
one of the most beautiful songs i have ever heard. makes me cry. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY HEART. ESPERANZA.
I'm crying right now!😓
Me too!
Me, too!
Me too.
MASTERPIECE
Now that I am 70 years old. I relazise that i made so many mistakes in the past. I do wish, i could go back, and undo some of them. To all of them that i loved an messed around. I am really sorry.
our lives are just a series of mistakes and random accidents.how many of your solid plans ever came to fruition? i had a hippy mum and she always advised me to 'follow your heart,not your wallet'....turned out it was good advice.every day brings something new,embrace it,soak up every experience,then go home and chill to the APP,or Pink Floyd,or The Beatles,whatever floats your boat and be thankful you are still learning.open minds are Gods gift (if there IS a God)
another americanism. the reason we have to constantly say, 'oh, yea i have no regrets' is because it's not attainable. it's bollocks that ideally sounds good coming out of our mouth. but keep the mantra going
dear John Watson. I love this song so much. at first i didn't realize its meaning, what is hidden in its lyrics. i have to say , it's just normal for us, human beings, to make mistakes, hurt someone, by any bad action, because we are human, not machines. we are no perfect at all. It is so good to recognize our mistakes, to say "I'm sorry" from the bottom of our soul and heart. I understand you.
greetings.
the wisdom of age and foolishness of youth,,, me too,,,,me too!!!!!
Praise the Lord for people who have regret and repent and feel sorry for the hurt they caused others in their life! Jesus is the Only Way, the Truth and the LIfe!!! Read Romans 10:9 to know how to get saved!!! The Lord will forgive and save those who receive Him as their Saviour and Lord and ask Him to cleanse them in His precious blood!!!
Beautiful memories, every time here this song , one of their best,
This piece of music is unbelievable.
I'm young, just 16 years old, but I still feel great emotions when I listen to this.
juls daly That’s brilliant to know- you have a good soul my friend !
Many of us were your age when we first heard and loved it.
You have a good and old soul. Research Alan Parsons; To me, he is what I call a modern- day MOZART!!
The first time I heard it, I was 15 years old...in 1980...
I heard it for the first time while half-asleep...it has been embedded in my psyche ever since...
The emotions you felt when you first heard it, you will feel them deeper with each time you listen to it...
I promise you...
@@tommypauly3249
Yes.
I am at that age where you start losing more of the people you love than you gain back. Just the cycle of life. This song is an absolute brilliant masterpiece of lyric and melody as it completely encapsulates this very scenario. The absolute essence of life with both its beauty and tragedy.
❤❤❤❤😢
One of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. Simply haunting.
Even all these years later.
Amen!
yep
I was 18 years old when this song was popular!
I remembered listening to this beautiful and peaceful song in my early 20's, now in my early 50's it makes me think back that time passes us so quickly like a blink of the eye. Its been a good life, but its passing by way too fast now, and there is not much time left to enjoy the beauty of it all
You must enjoy EVERY breath you take🌞
@@jeffsullivan2044
💢Especially with this killer virus going around !
This song is beautiful and so very meaningful. I lost my wife five years ago and I will meet her again.
my mom passed away this year. i cry when i listen to this song. worst year of my damn life i miss her till this day. we'll meet again mom . love you
I lost my mom this year as well. Hands down has been the worst year of my life. I literally ache to hear her voice. I’m so sorry for your loss, I hope she rests well until you meet again
I’m sorry for your loss, it will get better. My mom died over 25 years ago and I still think about her every day.
@philkleinman7002 thank you sir. and im so sorry about your mother's loss too 😔
Can’t believe I’ve just heard this song for the first time today and can’t say I’ve heard anything like it either..
UNIQUE...ALAN PARSON PROYECT
This song makes me cry 80% of the thousands of times ive listened to it.
I miss you Momma. Not enough time. We will meet again. I scattered your ashes where you asked. To the sea on Tybee Island, Ga. Wildflowers grow where I scattered them. The dunes behind the DeSoto. I go to the sea. I go to talk to God and you. You were the best friend I ever had. I miss you so...
I am so sorry, Tammy. I know exactly how you feel and what you are going through in the loss of your mother here on this earth. I have lost both of my parents whom I loved so dearly. Life is never the same. I'm 60 years old, but in many ways I feel like an orphan without them here. Keep doing what you're doing. There is NO time limit on grieving. It took me 7 years after I lost daddy. The more you grieve, the more you LOVED and continue to LOVE . . . And yes, you will be together again - the next time for eternity!
You have an absolutely beautiful way with words. Thank you for your story.
@@Sealust50 I'm very sorry for your loss. :-(
@@Sealust50 I hope so with all my heart...
I too lost my mother 5 days ago. This song is beautiful. You will see her again. 💜
Goodbye is the hardest word.
yes it is
50 yo and this still brings me joy and sadness altogether. Beauty of good music we don't have anymore these days.
Totally agree with you Denis😢
If you're reading this right now,
I just wanted to let you know that you are an amazing person.
Have a wonderful day.
Jodeos.
😘😘
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Thank you-I left my 'blog' today-and if you love this song too-well...…….no words
Thanks man...
one of the BEST SONGS EVER MADE
conqururfear
No way.
True
Agreed
I adore this song so much, it gives my soul space to travel between the worlds, yet it leaves enough room for emotions. It was my song when I was 14, missing my boyfriend and also with 16, after my mum committed suicide and went far too early. I wish I had listened to and sung this song more often, cried more often and hoped more often. However, I found it again now with 56 after my auntie passed away with 95 and the song is again so soothing and comforting. "Who knows where we will meet again, if ever..." We ARE infinite, time IS infinite, we WILL meet!
Everything we seek is found in the moment. May you be blessed.
That is heartbreaking. Lost my father at 7 years of age. 63 and the pain still hits me comes and hits you at any time. You are not alone. Take care.
Yes !!! I believe too !!!
Remember your Loved Ones Time is Forever Love is Forever and Heaven is Forever my mom passed away in Oct.2020 I have her picture to remember her Always and pray everyday faith Love and Prayer helps a lot and remember Heaven is a Real Place we will all meet again 🏰🌅🏰🌅😊💝😊💝😊💝
@@alextollinche9947 I am so sorry to hear of your loss. I know the pain. Lost my father at 7 years of age. I'm 63 and the pain never goes. TAKE CARE.
Love those that matter in your life it will end sooner than you could have ever imagined.
This song for some reason reminds me of when i spent time in the hospital for severe bipolar depression back in 2012 i had 0 percent hope i thought i aint going to come out of this deep dark mood when i got discharged from the hospital and came home i was still pretty depressed had a dam hard time getting out of bed low energy and i did not wanna eat lost my appetite big time the medicine had not kicked in yet my mom sat on the side of my bed and console me it last for about 2 doggone weeks man she my Dad ( his nickname was Papa Bear) and medication and God helped pull me outta that depression . Well all three of my parents are in heaven now Love you Mama And Daddy and my step father (Papa bear) see y'all someday😊 God bless people in this comment section sharing heartfelt experiences for real though ❤❤
This song reminds me of my mom. I think this was one of her favorites. She was born in 1951. Died at 59 years of age. This song makes me cry.
One of the greatest voices ever known. R.I.P Eric Woolfson!!
Indeed!
I totally agree
Richard Alpert
Eric Norman Woolfson: Sunday March 18, 1945- Wednesday December 2, 2009. R.I.P. Mr. Woolfson. Thank you for your gift and for all the memories behind them.
@zalewskimm I only wished that Eric had sung all Allan Parsons songs. ❤❤
I remember recording this song when it came on the radio - 1980 or 81. My brother and I at home alone one Saturday evening. I had been waiting to hear it on the radio so I could and I can still remember jumping up out of that orange barstool to grab my good 'ole tape recorder. I still have it on tape. That song used to make me weep - still does today - and for some cosmic reason this song has been on my mind and in my heart constantly the past few days. So I recorded it again to tune out this world that is no longer recognizable to me and recapture some sense of awe and wonder I once had during my youth.
Summer 1981
Love this perfect recap of my life as,well
@@bqkmg2037 the album was recorded in 79.
@@maleavail Incorrect dude the song was recorded in 1980 and released in 1981 according to Wikipedia..didnt even mention 1979? do your research and show proof..i recall hearing this song played alor on the radio in the summer of 1981..
I did the same thing - recorded it on my tape recorder. I loved that song then, and still do.
Still listening on December 28, 2023 and into the future, Alan Parsons GREAT!!!😊
"Time " is so touching When I first heard it I was in my 30 now I am in my 60s and so many of my friends are gone forever. Goodbye all my dear old friends who are gone for ever
There is no such thing as "gone forever". we just change forms. we never leave.
You're not gone forever your just returning home to be part of everything once again like before we "were".
Ray M. Garcia I'm with on this tune. Beautiful song by a great band!
Do you know who originally sang this song?
Feeling sad is a part of our lives. It is okay and good to feel that way. I share the grief and embrace you in spirit.
First time I heard this song, I made it the song I would want to be played at my memorial. I've never forgot this song and never will. It's absolutely perfect to say goodbye to all your loved ones.
about 25 years ago a neighbor had a tragic accident and this song was playing in the background. since then i avoided listening to this song. fast forward here i am now facing my fears and listening to this song not to connect it to bad times but to just enjoy the beauty of it.
Guauquer0la
As we grow old, life takes away more than it gives.
My best friend died in a fire in 1992...this song hits so hard and beautiful....I honor you G. T. You live inside of me....Keep flowing like a river
This is what I call MUSIC! Wow!
Love this song!!
This song is hauntingly beautiful and seeps into the crevices of eternal longing for the ones no longer here and ahead of us in the journey. Just lost my last grandparent and about two weeks before she died, I told her, "We are right behind you and will meet up with you and the rest right around the bend. She smiled.
It shivers me a plenty !
the whole album is a fuckin masterpiece.many times in 1980 and since,bolted my headphones on and shut out the world listening to this.
+Cockney Red Absoutely!
+Cockney Red this song is to be blasted on a large speakers to teach neighbours what good music sounds like
It is..I just sent him a Tweet..it's a song that haunts me with it's beauty..I played it after my father's death..just simply a masterpiece ..
I like how you think, but being in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of P.I. , hanging over the side of a ship in the cargo nets, blasting the shit out of this music and gazing at the stars in utter darkness, beats the crap out of whatever you may have experienced.
It's untouchable. One of those 'priceless' moments.
No offense but it's simply a fantasy of the reality that I had in '77.
:-)
Raoul Carggarglin in '77 ?? this wasnt released until 1980.