This time tomorrow

'This Time Tomorrow' is the saddest song about exhilarating freedom. From The Kinks' 1970 album Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneyground, Part One, this is a Ray Davies masterpiece. It opens with a gentle almost-banjo acoustic guitar that is tender and weightless, sounding of sunrise over an open landscape.

As the melody grows, the rhythm picks up, adding a rolling breeze feel to the song that makes you feel you've just been lifted up to the sky like a kite. It forever captures the ephemeral world that constantly evaporates.

'This time tomorrow, where will we be?/ On a spaceship somewhere sailing across an empty sea./ This time tomorrow, what will we know?/ Will we still be here watching an in-flight movie show?' Davies sings wistfully. There's delicate melancholy in his voice, full of wonder and vulnerability.


The song also brings a sense of joyous escape, even as it acknowledges life's inherent unpredictability. It speaks to the beauty of surrendering control, of embracing the thrill of not knowing what lies ahead. As it fades out, the track leaves you with a sense of quiet joy, tender sadness, and a reminder of the brittleness of each moment.