[Verse]
A clock without mercy keeps its refrain
Echoes of laughter and echoes of pain
Winds slide through the chimes with a ghostly caress
Whispering secrets we failed to confess
[Chorus]
Oh time you cruel and silent thief
You cradle the joy you clutch the grief
Through shadowed halls where memories last
I hear the echoes of my past
[Verse]
A melody lingers yet shadows stay near
Dreams once held tight now tremble with fear
Steps on the floorboards they creak in delay
Mimicking choices that faded away
[Chorus]
Oh time you cruel and silent thief
You cradle the joy you clutch the grief
Through shadowed halls where memories last
I hear the echoes of my past
[Bridge]
The present stands trembling beneath the clock’s stare
A pendulum swinging through fragile despair
The future a shadow just out of my reach
A haunting song that the winds seem to teach
[Verse]
Regret bites softly but leaves lasting scars
Yet here I sit tracing the light of dim stars
Released by the breeze locked deep in the night
Resting my soul in its lingering bite