Track Insight / Lyrics
In this forsaken place
Where shadows writhe on cracked asphalt's face
A timepiece ticks its hollow beat
Counting down to desolation's defeat
Faceless strangers pass by, each lost in their plight
Their hollow stares a chilling sight
Yet in this gloom, I find a strange reprieve
A fleeting solace from life's relentless leave
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So let the city's din fade to gray
As I sit, kept company by each passing day
Though time keeps moving, for me it stands still
In this perpetual twilight, my heart's will
Oh, pocket watch, aching to be set free
Longing to break the chains that bind me
In this hollow shell of steel and face
I'll find the strength to shatter time's cold embrace
With every tick, a moment slips away
Desire to break the bindings, to seize the day
The watch's rhythmic pulse beats loud and clear
A call to rise, to cast off, to bring the dawn near
In quiet desperation, I hold on tight
A desperate dance, in spite of the dark night
The watch, a trusted friend, a symbol of my plight
A beacon in the void, a spark of fight
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So let the city's din fade to gray
As I sit, kept company by each passing day
Though time keeps moving, for me it stands still
In this perpetual twilight, my heart's will
Oh, pocket watch, aching to be set free
Longing to break the chains that bind me
In this hollow shell of steel and face
I'll find the strength to shatter time's cold embrace
Silence falls like a shroud
As the engine's distant hum is drowned
By the silence of emptiness and night
The watch's ticking, the only light
Crushing Mesa Boogie high-gain guitar stacks
Dark industrial sub synth
Aggressive acoustic kit
Oh, pocket watch, aching to be set free
Longing to break the chains that bind me
In this hollow shell of steel and face
I'll find the strength to shatter time's cold embrace
In the stillness, I count the seconds on my hands
Each tick a vow to stand against the sands
Of time's relentless flow, that wears away the heart
But in this moment, I will not be torn apart
