The World's Clock

Tick tock, the world has a clock
And it doesn't tell the time it gives a warning

The hands moved facelessly
Spinning in circles I pretended not to see
Every time the same number appeared
I laughed and kept going without understanding

Three in the morning, three times in a row
The same dream knocking at the door
I'd wake up sweating, screaming inside
But in the morning I'd pretend the night was over

How many warnings can a life hold
Before the clock stops warning me

The world's clock ticking without hurry
Marking the time I refused to hear
Each turn, a warning I ignored
Each hour, a chance to escape
I saw the hands, I saw them and didn't believe
And time collected it all in the end

The dream always ended the same way
A door closing in the distance
I'd wake up and go through the routine
As if the warning were just a trance

The world's clock ticking without hurry
Marking the time I refused to hear
Every turn, a warning I ignored
Every hour, a chance to escape
I saw the hands, I saw them but didn't believe
And time collected everything in the end

Beat, beat, the drum of time
Beat, beat, I didn't listen
Beat, beat, it was so clear
And I called what was the law fear

The world's clock ticking without hurry
Marking the time I refused to hear
Each turn, an ignored warning
Each hour, a chance to escape
I saw the hands, I saw them and didn't believe it
And time collected it all in the end

Tick tock, the world has a clock
And it doesn't tell the time it gives warnings