Jeremy Facknitz

Lyrics

"23.6 Million Minutes"
(Lyrics and music by Jeremy Facknitz, copyright 2025 ASCAP all rights reserved)

VS. 1
I've been around for 23.6 million minutes
That’s a real long trip and I'm not even finished
If we average forty million, can I assume there are more to come?

VS. 2
I've been around for 23.6 million minutes
Each one 60 seconds, but none of them the same
I recall the clocks in all my classes ticking slow as molasses
And spinning like a hurricane when I was having fun

CH. 1
But you can't bite off more than one minute at a time 
and you can't stretch 'em out to forever
And these millions of minutes are nowhere near sublime 
if they're merely a unit of measure
Living will only allow 
The minute we're living right now

VS. 3
I've been alive for 23.6 million minutes
Got a brand new watch for my 45th Christmas
So I can keep an eye on how they’re passing
and maybe catch them before they fly - fly away

CH. 2
But you can't hold a minute ‘cause you can’t hold on to time 
and you can't stretch 'em out to forever
And these millions of minutes are nowhere near sublime 
if they're merely a unit of measure
Living will only allow 
The minute we're living right…

BR.
now is all we need 
It’s the only thing that’s guaranteed 

CH. 3
No you can't hold a minute ‘cause you can’t hold on to time 
and you can't stretch 'em out to forever
And these millions of minutes are nowhere near sublime 
if they're merely a unit of measure

Living will only allow 
the minute we're living right… now