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Prisoner of Time

from Origins by Existence

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Act I - Scene II

Paul Rothchild is walking in the parc. He watches an old man which brings back to his youth anguishes

lyrics

An old man is sitting there.
He's thinking about the past.
If he could live one more time.
He would change his whole life.
But you can't change what has been done.
And now, his youth is gone.

Hey old man! You can't go back in time.
You wasted every second of your life.
It's too late for crying, 'cause it's your time to die.
And the world can't do anything for you.

You think your life has just begun.
But in fact, it's done.
All those years that passed by.
You were nothing but a prisoner.

A prisoner of time.

You don't decide when you're born.
Neither when you die.
Time decides of life and death.

You should have enjoyed your life,
Instead of crying every night.
That you were afraid of death.

Prisoner of time.

You've seen your brothers and sisters,
Die one after the other.
Until you were left all alone.

Now you just sit there waiting.
Waiting for your death to come,
Like every old man around.

Prisoner of time.

credits

from Origins, released September 1, 2017
Words & Music: Alan Charles (1987)

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Existence Montreal, Québec

Existence started as a “rock-opera” project written by Alan Charles. Joined by other musicians, the band took the name of the project before starting touring in 1992.

The album Small People, Short Story, Little Crime came out in 1999.

In 2017, Existence released the complete original concept as the ably titled Origins album, since only half of it had been released as an album until then. ... more

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