Clock Never Pauses

(ambient pads, sub rumble, slow riser)

The clock keeps ticking, I don’t ever press pause,

Every second that passes reminds me of the cost.

You can take what I have, I’ll go build it again,

But once time is gone, that’s where it ends.

(trap drums, rolling hi-hats, deep 808, minimal synths)

If I run out of fuel, I can get back on the road,

Even on empty, I’ll still carry the load.

If my money runs low, I’ll just work through the night,

Turn the dark into progress until it feels right.

If the food on my plate goes cold, I’ll replace it,

Hunger fades over time, I’ve already faced it.

But the minutes I lose will not return,

That’s a lesson in life you eventually learn.

(filtered beat, riser, snare build, layered vocals)

You treat it like a game and just let it slip away,

But I move with intention in every step I take.

Every second has value, every moment has meaning,

I protect it like something I truly believe in.

(bass drop, distorted 808s, wide synths, heavy bounce)

If I waste my fuel, I can drive those miles again,

If I waste my cash, I can earn it back again,

If I waste my food, I can buy it once more,

That’s just part of life, I’ve been there before.

But don’t waste my time, don’t cross that line,

There’s no way to rewind when you lose that time.

Once it’s gone, it’s gone, there’s no second try,

That’s the one thing in life you can’t buy.

(trap bounce, punchy snare, hi-hat rolls, bass accents)

Late nights turn into mornings again,

People come and go like they don’t have an end.

Some will say what you want, but don’t mean a word,

Others show up too late to be seen or heard.

I gave people my time, I gave space to grow,

Watched it fade away without anything to show.

Now I move more careful with the time that I keep,

Because every hour I lose is something I can’t keep.

(bass drop, heavier 808s, wide synths, bounce groove)

If I waste my fuel, I can drive those miles again,

If I waste my cash, I can earn it back again,

If I waste my food, I can buy it once more,

That’s just part of life, I’ve been there before.

But don’t waste my time, don’t cross that line,

There’s no way to rewind when you lose that time.

Once it’s gone, it’s gone, there’s no second try,

That’s the one thing in life you can’t buy.

(half-time, deep bass, airy pads, reversed textures)

There’s no reset button, no second chance to return,

Time keeps moving forward with every lesson you learn.

You can try to hold on, but it won’t stay in place,

It keeps slipping away no matter what you chase.

(fading bass, soft pads, echo vocals, reverb tails)

Fuel can burn and money can fade away,

Food can be replaced at the end of the day.

But the time that you lose will not come back again, it’s a cost you can’t fix, no matter when. So I live every moment and value my time,

Every second I have is a reason to climb.

Time doesn’t reload, and that’s the truth I embrace, So I guard every moment like it can’t be repla