This masterpiece from RM is a powerful ode to his battles with self-doubt and anxiety, offering comfort to anyone struggling through difficult times.

The song’s intention is clear from its long, meditative intro: nearly two minutes of RM gently repeating, “Ji-nah-gah (time heals),” as if to reassure both himself and his listeners that, in the end, things will be okay.

It’s a promise that if you just hold on and weather the storms before you, brighter days will come, an especially apt message in these turbulent times of Trump, the global shift toward conservative and nationalistic politics, ongoing wars, and the growing frequency of natural disasters driven by climate change.

Whenever a student comes to me, overwhelmed by academic or emotional struggles, I suggest they listen to “Everythingoes” and SUGA’s “So Far Away.” More than a few have told me that, even if only for a moment, the songs offered real consolation.

This is one of those songs that needs no analysis. It is poetry, something to be felt with the heart as much as heard with the ears.

Lyrics:

Intro:

Time heals

Sooner or later

That is certain

I assure you

Time heals (repeats)

Chorus:

Everything

Everything

Everything goes

Everything

Everything

Everything goes 

Time heals

(repeats)

Verse:

Only through darkness does morning come.
After spring, summer returns.
Flowers must fall for fruit to ripen—
We must weather the pain.

Embrace the world and breathe deep.
The sharp air filling our lungs
Speaks of everything: all those times we wanted to run,
The long hours of aching and numbing beneath it all.

Every day I pray
For my growth as a mature person.
Every day I stay,
Knowing both we and the pain will eventually fade.

To become inured, we must face the storms;
Dreams’ escapes can’t last forever.
I won’t offer empty comfort
Or paint the usual false hope.
Let’s hope it all just passes, like the wind.

Chorus:

Everything

Everything

Everything goes

Everything

Everything

Everything goes 

Time heals

(repeats)

Outro:

Rain is falling

All wounds,

Time heals.