The Stopped Clock

We reconnected and it felt like no time past at all The guilt, it was lifted when you told me that it's no one's fault Had I neglected my promise to see you made whole? Do I seem unaffected by the years that we lost that time has forgot? A stopped clock that never tells its secrets All unburdened you from The sense that you're running out of time Yet still you tell yourself the lie that you may onе day outrun A stopped clock that's always never right, nеver right This unforgiving weight of discontent that fills my head Pulls me ever closer to the ocean floor Achieving nothing but disdain for all these wasted days Losing you was nothing I accounted for It's little wonder that we lost the art of inner peace Help me find the stillness in the storm We may be transient, somehow you are limitless The very act of turning back the time just kills more A stopped clock that never tells its secrets All unburdened you from The sense that you're running out of time Yet still you tell yourself the lie that you may one day outrun A stopped clock that's always never right, never right There's no return There's no forgiveness Through the pain and trauma, the latter breeds the former Lay to rest or lay to bare my soul All my loss and gains, they're one and the same There's a lesson somewhere here to guide us all Half-life We'll travel Midnight Unravel Setting scene in soliloquy Exits danger right they say A panic sets in How long have I been standing here? And why can't I hear the music? Why does the band not play? Repetition legitimizes So once again I withhold proceedings And in all truth, the silence is deafening And I can't help but revel in the defeat Why I inflicted this on you? This is my agency, this strange, curious revery Recursive, eclipsing Darling, this is far beyond theater I have become majesty It's breathtaking You'll love me, even as dust A stopped clock that's never right

Submitted by Nargaroth — Jun 04, 2026

What do you want from me? Why don't you run from me? What are you wondering? What do you know? Why aren't you scared of me? Why do you care for me? When we all fall asleep, where do we go? Say it, spit it out, what is it exactly You're payin'? Is the amount cleanin' you out? Am I satisfactory? Today, I'm thinkin' about the things that are deadly The way I'm drinkin' you down Like I wanna drown, like I wanna end me Step on the glass, staple your tongue (Ahh) Bury a friend, try to wake up (Ah-ahh) Cannibal class, killing the son (Ahh) Bury a friend, I wanna end me I wanna end me I wanna, I wanna, I wanna… end me I wanna, I wanna What do you want from me? Why don't you run from me? What are you wondering? What do you know? Why aren't you scared of me? Why do you care for me? When we all fall asleep, where do we go? Listen Keep you in the dark, what had you expected? Me to make you my art and make you a star And get you connected? I'll meet you in the park, I'll be calm and collected But we knew right from the start that you'd fall apart 'Cause I'm too expensive It's probably somethin' that shouldn't be said out loud Honestly, I thought that I would be dead by now (Wow) Calling security, keepin' my head held down Bury the hatchet or bury a friend right now The debt I owe, gotta sell my soul 'Cause I can't say no, no, I can't say no Then my limbs all froze and my eyes won't close And I can't say no, I can't say no Careful The debt I owe, gotta sell my soul 'Cause I can't say no, no, I can't say no Then my limbs all froze and my eyes won't close And I can't say no, I can't say no Step on the glass, staple your tongue Bury a friend, try to wake up Cannibal class, killing the son Bury a friend Step on the glass, staple your tongue Bury a friend, try to wake up Cannibal class, killing the son Bury a friend What do you want from me? Why don't you run from me? What are you wondering? What do you know? Why aren't you scared of me? Why do you care for me? When we all fall asleep, where do we go?

Submitted by Nargaroth — Jun 04, 2026

I see you from a distance I watch you turn away I missed my chance to tell you The night's about to break your bones Just to guide you home We'll talk and say we miss you And everyone will share The stories of you smiling and Convince themselves they cared The burden on your shoulders Was too much to bear Watch time pass by so slowly The grinding starts to wear you down You must be scared, I know I sing these words out for you A way to say goodbye But really, they're for me alone To hide the pain, to hеlp you fly (We'll fly) We'll fly in loving memory (Wе'll fly) We'll fly in loving memory

Submitted by Nargaroth — Jun 04, 2026