It's Just a Matter of Time

The singer speaks to someone who rejected or mocked his love. He feels hurt, but also confident that this person will eventually recognize what they lost and return. The repeated claim that it is “just a matter of time” gives the song a steady, certain tone, though the confidence may also cover lingering pain.

“Been blind” is figurative: the person has failed to see the singer’s love or value. Calling him “a clown” suggests they treated him as foolish, rather than taking his feelings seriously. “What goes up must come down” is a familiar saying about fortunes changing; here, it warns that the other person’s pursuit of fame or success may not bring lasting happiness.

The song presents the singer’s love as genuine and the other person’s ambition as likely to disappoint. Still, this is his prediction, not a fact the lyrics prove. His repeated certainty could express hope as much as knowledge, and the ending’s shift from “is a true love” to “was a true love” leaves open whether that love still feels present or is already becoming part of the past.