[Verse 1]
Dust on an ancient dial
Cracks in the midnight sky
You say the future’s fragile
I see that truth in your eyes
Boots on the broken hours
Coat full of stolen days
You stand between the shadows
And whatever hell they raise
[Chorus]
Captain of the Time Keepers
Holding back the dark for us
Every shattered second
Hangs on what you’re guarding
Trust
We’re running out of time
Hear it slipping through your hands
Captain of the Time Keepers
Don’t let the world disband (oh oh)
[Verse 2]
Maps made of faded minutes
Folded and lined with scars
You read the rips in history
Like others read the stars
Names of the lost battalions
Carved on your silver watch
You wind it like a promise
You won’t let the last light stop
[Chorus]
Captain of the Time Keepers
Holding back the dark for us
Every shattered second
Hangs on what you’re guarding
Trust
We’re running out of time
Hear it slipping through your hands
Captain of the Time Keepers
Don’t let the world disband (hey!)
[Bridge]
If the clock-face cracks tonight
If the sky forgets to turn
Will you burn your final hour
So the rest of us can learn?
Say you’ll stay one heartbeat longer
Than the darkness at the door
Say you’ll keep the gears from falling
Just once more
Once more
[Chorus]
Captain of the Time Keepers
Holding back the dark for us
Every shattered second
Hangs on what you’re guarding
Trust
We’re running out of time
But you’re standing in the line
Captain of the Time Keepers
Keep the darkness far behind (oh oh)