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Harry Styles 'Sign of the Times' lyrics: An explainer of the song and music video
Upon first listen, Harry Styles' first solo single "Sign of the Times" could be taken as an ode to a relationship in its final stages. The former One Direction member sings, "We never learn, we been here before/ Why are we always stuck and running…
Harry Styles 'Sign of the Times' lyrics: An explainer of the song and music video
CULTURE BYNATELEGÉ WHALEY 5.12.2017
Upon first listen, Harry Styles' first solo single "Sign of the Times" could be taken as an ode to a relationship in its final stages. The former One Direction member sings, "We never learn, we been here before/ Why are we always stuck and running from/ The bullets?"
In recent interviews, Styles has said that lines like that one have meanings and intentions that go beyond heartbreak.
In a New York Times article published in May, Styles, 23, was asked if "Sign of the Times" had a political message, specifically related to such issues as "Brexit, Black Lives Matter and Donald Trump."
"I think it would've been strange to not acknowledge what was going on at all," Styles said. "For example, 'Sign of the Times,' for me, it's looking at several different things. That's me commenting on different things."
When asked to expand on that comment, Styles said the following:
"Everything you were talking about — just the state of the world at the moment. It's very much me looking at that. It's a time when it's very easy to feel incredibly sad about a lot of things. It's also nice sometimes to remember that while there's a lot of bad stuff, there's also a lot of amazing people doing amazing things in the world."
In a Rolling Stone interview published in April, Styles also said that "Sign of the Times" channels the perspective of a woman who has given birth, but is told she won't survive the pregnancy.
The song is written from a point of view as if a mother was giving birth to a child and there's a complication. The mother is told, 'The child is fine, but you're not going to make it.' The mother has five minutes to tell the child, 'Go forth and conquer.'"
The visual treatment for the song, released Monday, explores themes of breaking free and transcending a difficult reality.
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In the clip, Styles starts off walking in daylight near a large body of water and mountain. The camera then pans to his feet and he floats off the ground for a few seconds before landing. But this is only a test run. Once the song picks up, he floats and then soars and doesn't come back down. As Styles becomes comfortable with his powers, he even runs on the water.
Of course, the image of taking flight and setting off on his own plays into the fact that this is the beginning of a new phase for Styles' musical career.
Styles' new solo material from his self-titled solo album can be streamed here.
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Sign of the Times
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Just stop your crying
It's a sign of the times
Welcome to the final show
Hope you're wearing your best clothes
You can't bribe the door on your way to the sky
You look pretty good down here
But you ain't really good
We never learn, we've been here before
Why are we always stuck and running from
The bullets, the bullets?
We never learn, we've been here before
Why are we always stuck and running from
The bullets, the bullets?
Just stop your crying
It's a sign of the times
We gotta get away from here
We gotta get away from here
Just stop your crying
It'll be alright
They told me that the end is near
We gotta get away from here
Just stop your crying
Have the time of your life
Breaking through the atmosphere
And things are pretty good from here
Remember, everything will be alright
We can meet again somewhere
Somewhere far away from here
We never learn, we've been here before
Why are we always stuck and running from
The bullets, the bullets?
We never learn, we've been here before
Why are we always stuck and running from
You're dieing, you're dieing!
(music)
Just stop your crying
It's a sign of the times
We gotta get away from here
We gotta get away from here
Stop your crying
Baby, it'll be alright
They told me that the end is near
We gotta get away from here
We never learn, we've been here before
Why are we always stuck and running from
The bullets, the bullets?
We never learn, we've been here before
Why are we always stuck and running from
The bullets, the bullets?
We don't talk enough
We should open up
Before it's all too much
Will we ever learn?
We've been here before
It's just what we know
Stop your crying, baby
It's a sign of the times
We gotta get away We got to get away We got to get away We got to get away We got to get away
We got to—we got to—away
We got to—we got to—away
We got to—we got to—away
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+11General CommentStyles recently said in an interview that the lyrics are spoken from the perspective of a mother who has just given birth and told her baby will be fine, but she only has five minutes to live to due to complications from the pregnancy.
Very sad lyrics :(
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+10General CommentThis is such a heartbreakingly beautiful piece. I think just like any song, the meaning behind it's words really speak differently to different individuals. However, I shall give my own take.
To me, 'Sign of the Times' alternates between a narrator speaking to themself and then to another. It's primarily about coming to accept the end of something or someone you love. Learning to move on from it, and realizing that It is What it is despite how difficult it is to contine on.
"Just stop your crying
It's a sign of the times."
I believe this repeats as words the narrator tells him/herself, as well as words the narrator speaks to another. Its the frustration of trying to move on even though you can't. It's telling yourself, "Suck it up and move on, this is how it has to be and you can't change it," but still feeling grief.
"You can't bribe the door on your way to the sky
You look pretty good down here
But you ain't really good."
Fairly straight forward. You can't keep putting off the inevitable; things may look fine, but they really aren't.
"We never learn, we've been here before
Why are we always stuck and running from
The bullets, the bullets?"
We've overcome things before, we can push through it. Why are we so afraid of it, and why do we keep trying to escape it?
"Just stop your crying
Have the time of your life
Breaking through the atmosphere
Things look pretty good from here."
Here the narrator is trying to remind themselves to look at the good things in life. If you instead focused on living your life, you'd realize things aren't as bad as they appear.
"Remember, everything will be alright
We can meet again somewhere
Somewhere far away from here."
This may be the end for now, but maybe someday, somehow, somewhere, we can find eachother again, and be happy together.
"We don't talk enough
We should open up
Before it's all too much."
Once again, pretty straight forward I'd say. Too many words left unsaid.
Some might think this song primarily is about a romantic relationship, but I don't believe this is necessarily the case. I see it as more of just an end to any kind of love.
Personally, I think of my mother, who is very sickly. It's taken us both many years to realize there are certain things we cannot change. We need to live our lives and be happy, before its too late.
This is a long one, I apologize. Just my thoughts.
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