Gambling with Time

(Intro – slow riff, ticking delay effect)

Every second cuts a line

Stacking losses on my spine

No clock left I can trust

Just breathing steel and dust

(Verse 1)

Hands are shaking, cards are bent

Every choice is consequence

I’ve lost sleep, lost my name

Still I double down on pain

Mirrors lie, but scars don’t blink

I stand right on the edge and think

If I fold now, I disappear

So I bet my life on staying here

(Pre-Chorus)

They said I’m running out of days

But I ain’t done playing anyway

(Chorus)

I’m gambling with time, with nothing to spare

Every second’s a risk, but I’m still right here

They say the house always wins in the end

But I keep breathing, so I play again

I’m gambling with time, every move a crime

Against the fate that wants me buried alive

(Verse 2)

Clock keeps laughing in my face

Every tick picks up the pace

I’ve paid in blood, I’ve paid in skin

Still haven’t learned how to quit

Every loss just sharpens me

Turns fear into clarity

If this is how it ends for me

Then I’ll go out defiantly

(Pre-Chorus)

I’ve seen the edge, I know the cost

Still not afraid of what I’ve lost

(Chorus)

I’m gambling with time, pushing my luck

I’ve been counting down since I first got struck

They warned me once, they warned me twice

But I’m still rolling these loaded dice

I’m gambling with time, heart on the line

I’d rather burn than slowly decline

(Bridge – breakdown, half-time)

No safety net

No rewind

Just one more hand before the line

Call it fate

Call it sin

I don’t care

I’m all in

(Guitar Solo – tense, rising, aggressive)

(Final Chorus – bigger, heavier)

I’m gambling with time, and I won’t cash out

I’ve lived every second they doubted about

You can mark the end, you can draw the line

But I’ll keep betting breath against the night

I’m gambling with time, and I stand tall

If I lose it all, I still chose it all

(Outro – slow, ticking fades into distortion)

All in

Still breathing