Ecclesiastes 3:1-7

48 songs meet this passage

• Just In Case · Morgan Wallen

  strains against Ecclesiastes 3:1-7

  There's a time to speak, yet the narrator chooses silence to shield himself from the vulnerability honesty requires.

• Stargazing · Kid Cudi

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

  The hope that love can still be spoken in its season echoes the idea that there is a time for every matter under heaven.

• “Why can't it be the way it was”

  Right Now (Na Na Na) · Akon

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

  The ache for a season to return is a very human longing Scripture acknowledges, even while reminding us seasons do pass.

• “Debí tirar más fotos de cuando te tuve”

  DtMF · Bad Bunny

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

  His regret over not savoring a season while he had it mirrors the Preacher's reminder that every moment has its time, often recognized only in hindsight.

• “I wave goodbye to the end of beginning”

  End of Beginning · Djo

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

  The song's sense of seasons closing and opening echoes the Preacher's observation that life moves in appointed times we don't fully control.

• “We're a flame in the wind, not the fire that we've begun”

  Happier · Marshmello ft. Bastille

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

  The lyric acknowledges a season has ended, echoing the wisdom that all things, including relationships, have their appointed time.

• “it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore”

  Hello · Adele

  strains against Ecclesiastes 3:1

  Where Ecclesiastes affirms a season for everything including healing, the song sits in quiet grief that the other has moved on while she hasn't fully.

• “You're so ambitious for a juvenile”

  Vienna · Billy Joel

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

  The song's plea to slow down echoes the wisdom that there's a proper time for everything, not everything at once.

• Bridge Over Troubled Water · Simon & Garfunkel

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

  The turn toward hope and a coming season of light reflects the biblical rhythm of seasons, sorrow giving way to renewal.

• “Some things a man just got to do”

  White Horse · Chris Stapleton

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

  There's a real acknowledgment of seasons and timing in life and relationships, even if the song doesn't resolve what that season is for.

• When It Rains It Pours · Luke Combs

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

  There's a loose echo of seasons turning, pain giving way to unexpected good, even if the song means it in a shallow, luck-based sense rather than providence.

• The House That Built Me · Miranda Lambert

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

  Her gentle acceptance that she must leave again echoes the wisdom that every season, including homecoming, has its appointed time and must pass.

• “It ain't broke yet, but damn, it needs fixing”

  Rock and a Hard Place · Bailey Zimmerman

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

  The song opens by naming a season of strain without resolution, an honest acknowledgment that mirrors the Preacher's sense that there is a time for every struggle.

• Springsteen · Eric Church

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

  The song honors the fittingness of seasons past, a theme Ecclesiastes names directly: there's a time for every memory to hold its place.

• “There's more to see than can ever be seen”

  Circle of Life · Carmen Twillie & Lebo M

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

  The song's sense of vast, ordered time under the sun mirrors the Preacher's observation that there is a season and purpose for everything.

• ROADS UNTRAVELED · LINKIN PARK

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

  Affirms that some seasons and relationships have their time and passing, inviting peace rather than lingering grief.

• “That dark is the season”

  Peacefield · Ghost

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

  The acknowledgment of cyclical seasons, including dark ones, resonates with Ecclesiastes' honest view of time's turning without despairing entirely.

• “世界が壊れても 変わらない”

  Rage your dream · m.o.v.e

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1

  The resolve to keep moving even as 'the world crumbles' echoes the honest human instinct to press on through seasons, though here it's self-sourced rather than trust in God's timing.

• “We were scared of getting old”

  When We Were Young · Adele

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

  The song's fear of aging and time slipping away mirrors the Preacher's meditation on seasons and mortality.

• “Mama, take this badge off of me”

  Knockin' On Heaven's Door · Bob Dylan

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

  The laying down of a role and weapon marks a season ending, the kind of turning point Ecclesiastes says every life holds.

• Dream On · Aerosmith

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

  The acknowledgment of a divinely appointed time to die echoes Ecclesiastes' meditation on the seasons of life and death.

• “Some are dead and some are living”

  In My Life · The Beatles

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

  The song's acceptance of loss and change over time mirrors the Preacher's reflection on the seasons of life and death.

• “Seasons don't fear the reaper”

  (Don't Fear) The Reaper · Blue Öyster Cult

  strains against Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

  Ecclesiastes names death within a larger order under God; this song flattens it into something to simply accept and even romanticize.

• “I wish grandpas never died”

  I Wish Grandpas Never Died · Riley Green

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

  The song's central wish mirrors the Preacher's observation that there is a time to be born and a time to die, an ache every generation feels.

• “But it stopped, short never to go again”

  My Grandfather's Clock · Johnny Cash

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

  The clock stopping at the moment of death echoes the Preacher's words that there is a time to be born and a time to die, each life measured out.

• “I wish I could live through every memory again”

  Here With Me · d4vd

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

  The longing to relive time acknowledges life's seasons and the ache of their passing, much like the Preacher's reflection on time's limits.

• “Sometimes goodbye's the only way”

  Shadow of the Day · LINKIN PARK

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

  The song's acceptance that some seasons must end mirrors this passage's acknowledgment of a time for everything, including loss and mourning.

• “Silly me thinkin' we could make it work”

  Smile · Morgan Wallen

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

  The narrator senses a season has passed; Ecclesiastes names that there is a time to weep and a time when things end, without needing to resolve it neatly.

• undressed · sombr

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

  The song names the real grief of a season ending and the reluctance to begin again, echoing the Preacher's honesty about time, loss, and mourning.

• “Was it always in your plan to leave eventually”

  12 to 12 · sombr

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

  The question of timing and loss echoes the Preacher's observation that there is a season for love and a season to lose it, without pretending it doesn't hurt.

• “No, no te puedo olvidar”

  Baile Inolvidable · Bad Bunny

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

  There is a real season for mourning and weeping over lost love, and this refrain captures that ache honestly.

• when the party's over · Billie Eilish

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

  The acceptance of a season ending, a time to let go, mirrors Ecclesiastes' wisdom that there is a time for every purpose, including parting.

• “Your memory is ecstasy”

  Ghost · Justin Bieber

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

  Clinging to memory as a season of mourning fits the honest, unresolved rhythms of grief Ecclesiastes names without rushing to fix.

• “Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead”

  Someone Like You · Adele

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

  The acceptance that love can end in sorrow mirrors Ecclesiastes' honest accounting of seasons, including weeping and loss.

• “I set fire to the rain”

  Set Fire to the Rain · Adele

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

  The decisive act of letting go and grieving a relationship's end reflects the wisdom that there is a time to weep and a time to release what has died.

• “All those things I shouldn't do, but you dance”

  CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! · Justin Timberlake

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

  There's a time to dance and be glad; the song's joy in movement and release fits this rhythm of life, even if it doesn't look further.

• “the smile's returning to their faces”

  Here Comes the Sun · The Beatles

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

  The turning from sorrow to smiles reflects the rhythm of seasons the Preacher describes, a time to weep and a time to laugh.

• “thunder only happens when it's raining”

  Dreams · Fleetwood Mac

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

  The song's natural-cycle imagery mirrors this passage's acceptance that pain and loss have their appointed season within life's rhythm.

• “there's a calm before the storm”

  Have You Ever Seen the Rain? (Mono Single) · Creedence Clearwater Revival

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

  The song's sense that hard seasons and calm seasons both have their time echoes the Preacher's observation that there is a season for everything under heaven.

• “I closed my eyes and I slipped away”

  More Than a Feeling · Boston

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

  The song's ache for a remembered season mirrors this passage's acknowledgment that there is a time for every human longing, including grief over what has passed.

• “We lived and learned, life threw curves”

  Remember When · Alan Jackson

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

  The song's acceptance of seasons of joy and hurt reflects the wisdom that every circumstance of life has its appointed time.

• “I know we grew apart, you probably don't remember”

  I Ain't Mad At Cha (feat. Danny Boy) · 2Pac

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

  The song's reminiscence on seasons of friendship and change mirrors the Preacher's reflection on time and loss.

• “I can't lose you again, not again, not again”

  Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else · Benson Boone

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:1-6

  The ache over timing, a love that may have come too late or too early, reflects the Preacher's observation that there is a season for keeping and a season for losing.

• “I still f**king love you, babe”

  drivers license · Olivia Rodrigo

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:4

  A time to weep is honored here; the raw language underscores how unresolved and present the hurt still is, not a glamorization of anything destructive.

• “I wanna be free, yeah, to feel the way I feel”

  Man! I Feel Like a Woman! · Shania Twain

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:4

  There is a time to dance and laugh; the song's desire for lighthearted release has a place within the rhythms of life Scripture itself acknowledges.

• “Muévanse todos y levanten los brazos”

  El Tucanazo · Los Tucanes de Tijuana

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:4

  Scripture recognizes a time to dance and celebrate; this song's call to movement and joy fits that simple, legitimate rhythm of life.

• Kygo Jo · Kygo

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:4

  There is a time to laugh. A lighthearted novelty track among friends fits squarely in that space.

• “I got a feeling that it's time to let go”

  Circles · Post Malone

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:5-6

  There's wisdom in recognizing a season has ended, even if the song doesn't know where to go from there.

Each reading weighs one song’s words against Scripture. It is AI-assisted and can be wrong; open a song to see its whole reading and decide for yourself.