In 100 Years

The lyrics imagine a future in which love has become “illegal,” creating a bleak, lonely world. The speaker addresses someone who seems hurt and emotionally numb, asking them to feel the speaker’s love and not give up. The mood moves between fear about what may come and a repeated attempt to offer comfort and connection.

Several images make the future feel threatening and strange. A unicorn outside heaven suggests something magical or innocent that exists beyond ordinary life, while “walking through a fire” implies facing danger or hardship. Computers and “controllers” everywhere hint at a world dominated by technology or control, though the lyrics do not explain exactly what that means. Old love letters, by contrast, represent memories of tenderness that remain even when the present feels empty.

The claim that love will be illegal in a hundred years may be a literal science-fiction idea, or an exaggeration about a society becoming cold and restrictive. The song does not say how this future comes about. Its repeated heartbeat and plea to keep hoping suggest that love persists privately, even if the surrounding world rejects it. The result is both a warning about isolation and an emotional appeal not to surrender.