Clock hands twitch while they pull the strings

Slipping seconds like pocket things

Their eyes are shadows devouring pace

Stealing moments to erase

Time thieves creep where you can’t see

Rustle hours from you and me

Minute by minute they hollow the air

Skimming lives like they don’t care

They slither through like sneaky doubt

Wearing masks of a quiet route

Every tick they plunder deep

Prying dreams while you’re asleep

Time thieves creep where you can’t see

Rustle hours from you and me

Minute by minute they hollow the air

Skimming lives like they don’t care

Strip the hands off your own clock

Build a fortress they won’t unlock

Let them choke on wasted schemes

Time’s no leash for stolen dreams

Time thieves creep where you can’t see

Rustle hours from you and me

Minute by minute they hollow the air

Skimming lives like they don’t care