- Running at the Speed of Light.mp4
- Running at the Speed of Light (Standing Still).mp4
- Running at the Speed of Light.mp3
- Running at the Speed of Light (Standing Still).mp3
If I could run as fast as the speed of light,
could I catch up to my yesterday?
[Space Intro]
[Break]
Know
[Break]
Oh, know
[Break]
[Verse 1]
If I could run as fast as the speed of light,
could I catch my yesterday?
No. No way.
You’d lose your future
You’d lose your past
[Chorus]
Lose your future
Lose your past
Traveling that fast
Have no future
Passed past
Standing still, aghast
[Break]
Whoa
[Break]
I didn’t know
[Bridge]
If one endures, dilation occurs
Theoretically stationary…
In time
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo, Drum Fills]
[Break]
Know
[Break]
Oh, know
[Break]
[Verse 2]
From the past, can’t run away
Where it’s going, it’s gonna stay
Lost your future
Lost your past
Boredom, who’ll outlast?
[Chorus]
Lose your future
Lose your past
Traveling that fast
Have no future
Passed past
Standing still, aghast
[Break]
Whoa
[Break]
I didn’t know
[Bridge]
If one endures, dilation occurs
Theoretically stationary…
In time
[Instrumental, Bass Solo, Drum Fills, Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
If I could run as fast, (blast)
As the speed of light, (out-of-sight)
Would I catch my yesterday?
No. No way.
I’d lose the future
I’d lose the past
All my time, at last
[Chorus]
Lose your future
Lose your past
Traveling that fast
Have no future
Passed past
Standing still, aghast
PART II
[Verse 2]
Running so fast, I’m standing still
Questioning my freewill
Running so fast, I’m standing still
Standing still Until
[Break]
Whoa
[Break]
I didn’t know
[Bridge]
If one endures, dilation occurs
Theoretically stationary…
In time
[Instrumental, Bass Solo, Drum Fills, Guitar Solo]
[Outro]
Whoa
I didn’t know
If one endures, dilation occurs
Theoretically stationary…
In time
[End]
[Silence]
If I could run as fast as the speed of light, could I catch up to my yesterday?
In classical physics, the answer would be no. According to Einstein’s theory of relativity, as you approach the speed of light, time dilation occurs. Essentially, time slows down for you relative to someone who is stationary. So, theoretically, if you were traveling at the speed of light, time would stand still for you, and you wouldn’t experience the passage of time. This means you wouldn’t be able to catch up to your yesterday because time wouldn’t be passing for you in the same way it does for someone who is stationary.
However, this is a purely theoretical concept as nothing with mass can travel at the speed of light according to our current understanding of physics. Also, as you approach the speed of light, your mass would increase infinitely, requiring infinite energy to continue accelerating, which is not feasible. So, while it’s an intriguing idea to entertain, it remains firmly in the realm of science fiction for now.