Quotation by

T. S. Eliot

You are the music while the music lasts.

Music

Understanding this quote AI Analysis

You exist as the living experience of music only for the time it is playing, meaning your connection to it is temporary and tied to the moment. Once the music ends, that particular state of being or feeling also comes to an end.

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