Track Insight / Lyrics
Tick and tock, a velvet plea
In the stillness, just for me
Shadows lengthen, soft and deep
While the weary household sleeps.
Gilded hands across my face
Mark the rhythm of this place
Dust motes dancing in the beam
Lost within a waking dream.
Every second, slow and true
Watching over me and you.
Floorboards settle, walls exhale
Whispers carried on the gale
A creaking stair, a distant sigh
As the hours gently fly.
I remember laughter, light and free
Echoes lost to memory.
Silent measure, ticking on
When the world is nearly gone
Each beat a breath, a fragile sign
Of the passing of all time.
Louder now, the darkness nears
Counting down the fading years.
Moonlight spills across the floor
Illuminating evermore
Empty rooms and vacant chairs
Haunted by unspoken prayers.
The house breathes low, a fragile grace
In this quiet, hollow space.
Silent measure, ticking on
When the world is nearly gone
Each beat a breath, a fragile sign
Of the passing of all time.
Louder now, the darkness nears
Counting down the fading years.
I've witnessed joy, I've seen the pain
Felt the sunshine and the rain
Through every season, swift and bold
Stories whispered, never told.
I'm a keeper of the past
A shadow that forever lasts.
The wind outside begins to moan
A lonely, melancholic drone
The scent of cedar fills the air
A weight of sorrow, hard to bear.
But even darkness finds its peace
In this moment's sweet release.
One last chime, a gentle knell
A final story I can tell
Of quiet nights and dreams untold
More precious than silver or gold.
I'll keep on ticking, soft and low
Until the final shadows go.
Silent measure, ticking on
When the world is nearly gone
Each beat a breath, a fragile sign
Of the passing of all time.
Louder now, the darkness nears
Counting down the fading years.
Tick and tock, the darkness falls
Within these silent, echoing walls
Tick and tock… the rhythm fades
Lost in the night's long serenades.
Silent measure…gone.
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