The Clock Knows

[Verse 1]
The clock keeps taking little bites
I circle numbers, cross them out
The page is full of almost-rights
But nothing answers back

[Pre-Chorus]
One more line, one more try
The minutes thin beneath my eye

[Chorus]
I’m closer to the deadline
Not a step toward the answer
The second hand keeps drawing the line
And I keep pulling at the wrong thread
Closer, closer, no way through
The clock knows what I can’t undo

[Verse 2]
The margin’s crowded with my plans
A pencil snapped across the page
I trace the same unfinished span
While time turns up its pace

[Pre-Chorus]
One more guess, one more sign
The blank space won’t give up its side

[Chorus]
I’m closer to the deadline
Not a step toward the answer
The second hand keeps drawing the line
And I keep pulling at the wrong thread
Closer, closer, no way through
The clock knows what I can’t undo

[Bridge]
Wait—there’s a mark beneath the stain
A tiny change I missed before
The pieces shift, then slip again
The clock is at the door

[Final Chorus]
I’m closer to the deadline
Now the answer’s coming into view
The second hand keeps drawing the line
I can still push this problem through
Closer, closer, one clear move
The clock can’t choose what I will do

[Outro]
The clock ticks on
I write it down