Oct 6, 2018 12:37
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English term
further on
English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
liricsinterpretation
From now on it's downhill and shadows for me
From now on life's easy, easy as can be
If I quit now
I'm still twenty years further on
I had a dream that told me of someone
Who'd give all she had to me
That dream told me of somewhere
Where two people could be free
That land's downhill and in shadows
And that's where I'll be
From now on I'm not searching
I've got nothing to lose
I had a dream that told me everything
I've got nothing now to choose
It's all downhill and shadows
But this song hasn't been a blues
From now on life's easy, easy as can be
If I quit now
I'm still twenty years further on
I had a dream that told me of someone
Who'd give all she had to me
That dream told me of somewhere
Where two people could be free
That land's downhill and in shadows
And that's where I'll be
From now on I'm not searching
I've got nothing to lose
I had a dream that told me everything
I've got nothing now to choose
It's all downhill and shadows
But this song hasn't been a blues
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| 5 +1 | down the line / older / similar (explanation) |
Jennifer Caisley
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Jennifer Caisley
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
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English
United Kingdom
Flawless translations of corporate texts
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: German to English, English
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down the line / older / similar (explanation)
Here the speaker is saying that, no matter what (s)he decides to do (quit etc.), time has still passed, and (s)he is at a point in time that is twenty years further on from where (s)he started. Viewing the line as including an implied statement ("I'm still twenty years further on [than I was previously]) makes the meaning clearer.
It could be re-written as "I'm still twenty years down the line" or "I'm still twenty years older", or similar, if that helps make it clearer.
References:
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/further
(definition 2.4 - "At or to a more advanced, successful, or desirable stage")
It could be re-written as "I'm still twenty years down the line" or "I'm still twenty years older", or similar, if that helps make it clearer.
References:
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/further
(definition 2.4 - "At or to a more advanced, successful, or desirable stage")
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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