Nick Drake: Quotes about time

Nick Drake was British singer-songwriter. Explore interesting quotes on time.
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“Going to see the river man,
Going to tell him all I can
About the plan
For lilac time.
If he tells me all he knows
'Bout the way his river flows,
And all night shows
In summertime.”

Nick Drake

River Man
Song lyrics, Five Leaves Left (1969)
Variant: Going to see the river man.
Going to tell him all I can
About the ban
On feeling free.If he tells me all he knows
About the way his river flows,
I don't suppose
It's meant for me.

“Time has told me
You're a rare, rare find,
A troubled cure for a troubled mind.”

Nick Drake

Time Has Told Me
Song lyrics, Five Leaves Left (1969)

“Fame is but a fruit tree:
So very unsound.
It can never flourish
Till its stalk is in the ground.
So men of fame
Can never find a way
Till time has flown
Far from their dying day.
Forgotten while you're here,
Remembered for a while.
A much updated ruin
From a much outdated style.”

Nick Drake

Fruit Tree
Song lyrics, Five Leaves Left (1969)

“Please give me a second grace.
Please give me a second face.
I've fallen far down
The first time around.
Now I just sit on the ground in your way.”

Nick Drake

Fly
Song lyrics, Bryter Later (1970)