Time Never Ages

TIME NEVER AGES
(Lyrics & Music: Marcelo Gomes de Macedo)

Intro]

[Verse 1]
On the lifelong train we're riding,
Time is always collecting fares.
Steel rails lead us ever onward,
Through the miles that no one shares.
Clocks are nothing but illusion;
Even when their hands stand still,
Time keeps running on forever,
Moving on against our will.

[Chorus]
Only the memories remain,
Childhood's all that's left behind.
Only the memories remain,
Living forever in my mind.

[Verse 2]
Through the journey of a lifetime,
Time has never been our friend.
Looking through the train's old window,
Watching every station end.
Every stop becomes a memory,
Every mile just slips away.
While the train keeps rolling onward,
Never asking us to stay.

[Repeat Chorus Melody]
[Repeat Chorus]
Only the memories remain,
Childhood's all that's left behind.
Only the memories remain,
Living forever in my mind.

[Verse 3]
In my suitcase lie the stories,
Shining echoes from the past.
Every memory is a spark that
Wakes forgotten dreams at last.
Hidden deep inside the treasure
Of the heart and restless mind,
Waiting for a single moment
To bring yesterday to life.

[Pre-Chorus]
When the train reaches its last station,
Something stirs inside the soul.
Suddenly a child awakens,
From a life so long ago.
Every laugh and every heartbeat,
Every dream that used to be,
Comes alive inside the traveler,
Like an endless melody.

[Repeat Chorus Melody]
[Repeat Chorus]
Only the memories remain,
Childhood's all that's left behind.
Only the memories remain,
Living forever in my mind.

[Repeat chorus melody]
One truth... there's only one truth.
Time has mercy on no one.
Time will never grow old,
'Cause it steals away our youth.

[Repeat chorus melody]
One truth... there's only one truth.
Time has mercy on no one.
Time will never grow old,
'Cause it steals away our youth.

[Final vocalization over the accordion solo chorus melody]
Lá iá, lá lá iá, lá iá!... Lá iá, lá lá iá, lá iá!
Lá iá, lá lá iá, lá iá!... Lá iá, lá lá iá, lá iá!
[End]