Framework by An Empty Orchestra

I am an empty orchestra, and this is what I learned from ghosts.
I've learned that we constantly surround ourselves by the ridiculous idea of time, and that since time heals all, we choose to just sit and watch clocks until pain doesn't exist. We begin to confuse our heartbeats with the ticking of the hands, losing hours believing minutes will create our second chances. But as easily as we can bind ourselves to the clock, we can let go of it, because we hold the key to the locks we create upon ourselves.
I'm older, and in front of me is everything, changing. The world isn't messed up, but the idea that it will always be as easy as it was when I was younger is. I didn't embrace change, and I didn't realize we can't stay the same. These ideas came about last fall, and so I started writing sad songs because I fell victim to believing I could only write when it was cold and when I felt numb. But this time when it got warmer, I realized how foolish it was to obsess over the cold, because you're the same person no matter the temperature or time of year.
This is a bittersweet form of moving on, realizing you can't hold onto memories forever because your arms get tired, and that holding on means you can't move on.
So this is me moving on. This is me ignoring time. This is the framework to my better life.