Michael about time

[Hot_Street]

Time can be merciless and unforgiving, taking away our lives and time. But it can also give us better times.
What did Michael think and sing about time? Let's collect. I'll start:

bow our heads in blame
cause time has made promises
just promises
- Be Not Always, 1984

 

[Michaels Lover]

Remember The Time...

 

[MJ TinkerBell]

"And I'm scared there's someone sleepin' by her side
I can't hide all the pain deep inside, is this love?
Time waits for no one.."

~Time Waits For No One
Released: 1980

 

[Hot_Street]

all this time away is killing me inside
I need your love in my life
I wanna spend time 'til it ends
I wanna fall with you again
- Fall Again, 1999

the clock is tickin', the end is comin', there'll be no warnin'
but we live to see the dawn
- Shout, 2001

 

[squirrelinthetree]

Sorry if I repeat myself, I love this as posted in the biopic thread:

I like this portrait by Ralph Wolfe Cowan with inscription saying "I am a multimulti-dimensional creature going through the earth experience in slow motion (to learn the consequence of thought?)" Although I can't fully read the last part

I find going through the earth experience in slow motion a great description of time. Don't know if it came from Michael or the artist.

 

[mj_frenzy]

- 'This Time Around'

- 'For All Time'

It can also be said that the 'Earth Song' music video refers to time: it shows that time is reversed so that life of dead people/animals returns, war ends, forests regrow, ans so on.

 

[R1chard]

The song "Too Young"

The concept of Peter Pan

 

[Sensual visionary]

Do you know where your children are
Because its now twelve o'clock
If their somewhere out on the street
Just imagine how scared they are

(To me the beat at times evokes a ticking clock)

and

It seems as if we have no voice
It's time for us to make a choice

-We've Had Enough, released 2004

 

[zinniabooklover]

I know he didn't write the lyrics but I love these lines and the way he sings them

"We've been together for such a long time
Now, music, music and me"

 

[Hot_Street]

that's the time you must keep on trying
smile, what's the use of crying
you'll find that life is still worthwhile
if you just smile
- Smile, 1995

 

[MJ TinkerBell]

"This time going to do my best to make it right
Can't go on without you by my side, hold on
Shelter, come and rescue me out of this storm
And out of this cold, I need someone"

~One More Chance
(*Michael's last brand new single that was officially released during his lifetime.)
Released: 2003

 

[MJ TinkerBell]

*ADDING THIS TO @mj_frenzy POST

"And maybe the walls will tumble
And the sun may refuse to shine
When I say I love you
Baby, you gotta know that's for all time
Baby, you gotta know that's for all time"

~ For All Time
Released: 2008


"Somebody's out to get me
They really wanna fix me, hit me
But this time around I'm taking no shit
Though you really wanna get me
You really wanna get me
He really thought he really had
They thought they really could control me"

~This Time Around
Released: 1995

 

[MJ TinkerBell]

"Tic toc tic tic toc ti, tic toc tic tic toc ti
Time is going faster every day
There's a time explosion
Gotta make the most of love today
There's a time explosion"

~Time Explosion
Released: 1975

 

[MJ TinkerBell]

"I thought she had to have it
Since the first time she came
Who knows the situation
Mysteries do remain
And now I wonder why
I breakdown when I cry
Is it something I said
Or is it just a lie
(Is it just a lie)"

~Can't Let Her Get Away
Released: 1991

 

[Hot_Street]

There comes a time
When we heed a certain call
When the world must come together as one
- We Are the World, 1985

 

[MJ TinkerBell]

"Through my fear and my confessions
In my anguish and my pain
Through my joy and my sorrow
In the promise of another tomorrow
I'll never let you part
For you're always in my heart"

~Will You Be There
Released: 1991

 

[MJ TinkerBell]

"I think about the good times
We shared together
Whenever I think of you
Something goes through my mind, through my mind
My heart starts churning
I wanna see you again"

"I think about the good times
Nothing but the good times
I think about the good times
We shared together"

~Good Times
Released: 1976

 

[Hot_Street]

No sense pretending it's over
Hard times just don't go away
You gotta take that chip off your shoulder
It's time you open up, have some faith
- On the Line, 1997

 

[MJ TinkerBell]

"Don't let no one get you down
Keep movin' on higher ground
Keep flying until
You are the king of the hill
No force of nature can break
Your will to self motivate
She say this face that you see
Is destined for history"

Every day, create your history
Every page you turn, you're writing your legacy
Every hero dreams of chivalry
Every child should sing together in harmony"

~HIStory
Released: 1997

 

[Hot_Street]

The truth is that I'm longing
A love that's so divine
I've searched this whole world wishing
She'll be there time after time

- Someone Put Your Hand Out, 1992

 

[MJ TinkerBell]

"Cause there may be times when you think you lost your mind
(And the steps you're takin' leave you three, four steps behind)
But the road you're walking might be long sometimes
You just keep on steppin' and you'll be just fine, yeah"

~Ease On Down the Road
Released: 1997

 

[MJ TinkerBell]

"Helpless like a baby
Sensual disguise
I can't help but love you
It's getting better all the time"

~I Can’t Help It
Released: 1979

 

[Hot_Street]

She's so dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
Take away my money
Throw away my time
You can call me honey
But you're no damn good for me

- Dangerous, 1991

 

[zinniabooklover]

This time is forever
Love is the answer

'I Just Can't Stop Loving You'


So, keep the faith
Don't let nobody turn you 'round
You gotta know when it's good to go to get your dreams up off the ground
So keep the faith, baby, yeah
Because it's just a matter of time
Before your confidence will win out
'Keep The Faith'

 

[MJ TinkerBell]

"Hey, don't you worry, I've been lied to
I've been here many times before
Girl, don't you worry, I know where I stand
I don't need this love, I don't need your hand
I know I could turn, blink, and you'd be gone
Then I must be prepared any time to carry on
But minute by minute by minute by minute
I keep holding on (I'll be holding on)
Oh (I'll be holding on)
Minute by minute by minute by minute
I keep holding on (oh, baby)"

Michael Singing "Minute By Minute" by The Dooby Brothers
Released: 2003

 

[zinniabooklover]

'So tonight, gotta leave that nine-to-five up on the shelf
And just enjoy yourself'

OTW

 

[Hot_Street]

The years go by swiftly
And soon childhood ends
But life is still fearful
When evening descends

- Scared of the Moon, 1984

 

[MJ TinkerBell]

"Hello, midnight lover, you're the one I adore
And I'll be thinking of you 'til the stars are no more
If it's cloudy or blue, I'll stay here with you
We'll make a wish, and then we'll kiss, a love forever true
Instead of going out to some restaurant, I'll stay here with you
But I'll be loving you, that's what I want to do
I'll be loving you, that's what I want to do
It seems you don't know we reached the heightened mountain
Every time I seem to disappear
And together, we will fly, we'll dance up in the heaven
I can really feel it when you're near"

~ Loving You
Released: 2014

 

[MJ TinkerBell]

"I've been a victim of a selfish kinda love
It's time that I realize
There are some with no home, not a nickel to loan
Could it be really me pretending that they're not alone?
A willow deeply scarred, somebody's broken heart
And a washed-out dream (a washed-out dream)
They follow the pattern of the wind, ya see
'Cause they got no place to be
That's why I'm starting with me"

~ Man in the Mirror
Released: 1998

 

[MJ TinkerBell]

OMG I have no idea how we are finding all these TIME-LESS songs about Michael and the word "TIME" ... soooooo much FUN though let's see how far we can goooo!!! LET'S GOOO!!!EEEEEHEEEE OWWWWWWW