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Chronos Drift lyrics
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Intro
Counting minutes like they’re grains of desert sand Watch the hourglass slipping through a steady hand Seconds heavy when you're waiting for the light But they vanish when you're running through the night
Verse 1
Back when summer was a kingdom and the days never quit Spent a decade in a sandbox, every second was lit Waiting for a birthday felt like a century’s crawl Now I’m staring at the calendar pinned up on the wall Coffee’s hot then it’s cold, yeah the steam just disappears I’m trading in my hours just to pay for all these years Momma said be patient, now I’m asking where it went Life is just a loan and I’m wondering how it’s spent
Pre-chorus
Gravity is pulling on the numbers in the sky Catch the golden hour just to watch it pass us by Yesterday is distant, tomorrow’s at the door I can’t keep the rhythm of the ticking anymore
Chorus
Blink once, see the sun rise high Blink twice, watch the year go by I’m a pilot in a cockpit with no brakes Living in the ripples of my past mistakes Yeah, the clock is a ghost I can’t chase Time travel daily just to find my place
Verse 2
Got my thumb on the screen, that’s a digital rift Scrolling through the feed, feel the memory shift See a picture from a decade, I’m right back in the room Every pixel is a portal, every scroll is a tomb That’s a glitch in the system, traveling through the glass Living in the highlights while the real moments pass Checking on an ex like I’m visiting the dead Digital time travel spinning circles in my head
Bridge
Staring at the ceiling with a heavy chest Wondering if the version of me then was the best Hindsight is a ship that only sails back home Replaying every 'should have' while I’m sitting alone
Verse 3
Lock the door, hit the lights, yeah I’m deep in the zone Flow state heavy, I ain't checking for my phone Three hours in the booth feels like thirty seconds flat Warp speed grinding, tell me where the limit’s at That’s the labor of the love, making minutes disappear I’ve been working for an hour, but I’ve been here for a year Resolution in the rhythm, yeah I’m breaking through the wall If I’m standing in the future then I never had to fall
Chorus
Blink once, see the sun rise high Blink twice, watch the year go by I’m a pilot in a cockpit with no brakes Living in the ripples of my past mistakes Yeah, the clock is a ghost I can’t chase Time travel daily just to find my place
Bridge
If I could freeze the frame I’d stay right here But the wind is blowing through the atmosphere The child is still screaming, the man is just tired The clock is the boss and I’m ready to be fired
Chorus
Blink once, see the sun rise high Blink twice, watch the year go by I’m a pilot in a cockpit with no brakes Living in the ripples of my past mistakes Yeah, the clock is a ghost I can’t chase Time travel daily just to find my place
Outro
Seconds turning into minutes Minutes turning into years I was just a kid a second ago Now the mirror’s acting weird
Inside the recording
Counting minutes like they’re grains of desert sand Watch the hourglass slipping through a steady hand
Gravity is pulling on the numbers in the sky Catch the golden hour just to watch it pass us by
Seconds turning into minutes Minutes turning into years
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