sinister

[Verse 1]
Shadows stretch across the floor
A heavy step behind the door
You hear the winding of a spring
The cold metallic song he sings
Brass and copper, rust and bone
He walks the midnight streets alone
No face behind the iron mask
He only lives to serve the task

[Chorus]
Tick-tock, the Clockman’s coming
Hear the gears, they start to grind
No use hiding, no use running
You are running out of time
Chime once for the midnight hour
Chime twice and the shadows grow
He holds the keys, he holds the power
Where the broken seconds go

[Verse 2]
Pendulums swing left and right
Cutting through the frozen night
Every second that you bleed
Is just the fuel his engines need
He counts the minutes, stores the years
He feeds on all your darkest fears
A pocket watch inside his hand
To sweep away the shifting sand

[Chorus]
Tick-tock, the Clockman’s coming
Hear the gears, they start to grind
No use hiding, no use running
You are running out of time
Chime once for the midnight hour
Chime twice and the shadows grow
He holds the keys, he holds the power
Where the broken seconds go

[Bridge]
(Whispered or distorted vocals)
One click forward, two steps back
The mainspring tightens on the track
You can’t rewind, you can’t reset
The Clockman never pays a debt
Listen close...
The final second strikes.


[Chorus]
Tick-tock, the Clockman’s coming
Hear the gears, they start to grind
No use hiding, no use running
You are running out of time
Chime once for the midnight hour
Chime twice and the shadows grow
He holds the keys, he holds the power
Where the broken seconds go

[Outro]
The mainspring snaps.
The ticking stops.
Silence falls as the curtain drops.
Tick...
Tock...
Gone.

Guitar / Synth Solo - Heavy and mechanical, Slow, mechanical, driving beat, Dark Synth, Industrial, or Orchestral Trap