(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
AshesofEden
