SEEMS LIKE A LONG TIME As recorded by Rod Stewart (From the 1971 Album EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY) [Intro]                 [Verse 1] Nighttime is only the other side of daytime But if you’ve ever waited for the sun You know what it’s like to wish daytime would come [Chorus] And don’t it seem like a long time Seem like a long time seem like a long long time [Verse 2] Hard times are only the other side of good times But if you ever wished hard times were gone You know what it’s like to wish good times would come [Chorus] And don’t it seem like a long time Seem like a long time seem like a long long time Help me seems like a long time Seems like a long time seems like a long long time [Guitar Solo]                     [Chorus] And don’t it seem like a long time Seem like a long time seem like a long long time And don’t it seem like a long time Seem like a long time seem like a long long time And don’t it seems like a long time Seems like a long time seems like a long long time You know it makes me sad Seems like a long time seems like a long time Seems like a long long time Yes it is long long time Yes it is long long time [Verse 3] Wartime is only the other side of peace time But if you’ve ever seen how wars are won You know what it’s like to wish peacetime would come [Outro] And don’t it seem like a long time Seem like a long time seems like a long long time

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque le sentiment d'attente et de nostalgie face aux moments difficiles de la vie. Elle souligne que, même si les périodes sombres finissent par céder la place à des temps plus heureux, l'angoisse liée à cette attente peut parfois sembler interminable. L’artiste compare les différentes phases de la vie, comme la nuit et le jour ou les périodes de guerre et de paix, pour illustrer cet impression que le temps s'étire lorsque l'on espère un changement positif. Cette réflexion sur le contraste entre l'adversité et la paix résonne profondément avec notre expérience humaine, rappelant que les épreuves sont souvent suivies de jours meilleurs.