Tick Tock

Tick tock, time is passing on clocks
I never count the hours, I know one day they'll stop
And if they stop a little bit too soon
Will I spend the moment wondering was I a fool?

I keep wondering what's wrong with me
Looking around, don't like what I see
Maybe I'm different, maybe I'm broke
All I know is this place makes me choke

With its gaseous rancidness seeping through the streets
Everybody's laughing, but everybody reeks
If I don't fall in line, I'll be targeted for sure
'Cause the way I am, it doesn't suit their cause

Tick tock, life is getting boring
I just keep on snoring whilst everyone else is applauding
They're happy with the way that things are (but I'm not)
They're happy just to stay 'til they rot (but I'm not)

I need to live, I need some life (oh)
Inside these walls, everything has died (died)
I really need that resurrection in me
Someplace I can be, where I just can't see these damn clocks

(Hey) tick (boom) tock (tock), the chime it never goes
I keep dotting all the crosses playing tic-tac-toe
With the demons in my head, they keep signing on the o's
If I'm ever gonna win, I need to get out of this hole

Tick tock, the time it never stops
I could count the hours, days and minutes 'til I lose the plot
And if that plot is lost a bit too soon
Will I spend the future wondering was I a fool?

And I keep wondering when will I be free
Lookin' around at the cage where I sleep
And maybe I'm the enemy, maybe I'm the ruse
All I know is this place has been cruel

Tick tock, life has started crawling
I just keep on stalling, everything is so appalling
I'm mad about the way that things are, but they're not
I'm mad about the roles and the parts, but they're not

I need some lift, I need some flight (oh)
For on the ground, everything has died (died)
I really need that resurrection in me
Someplace I can be, where I just can't see these damn clocks

Tick (boom) tock (tick), the chime it never goes
I keep dotting all the crosses playing tic-tac-toe
With the demons in my head, they keep signing on the o's
If I'm ever gonna win, I need to get out of this hole

'Cause I'm sick of all the people that have taunted me
A good guy going bad inside his privacy
For everything I am, am I the honest me?
I need to be the one with no apologies

Tick (boom) tock (tick), the chime it never goes
I keep dotting all the crosses playing tic-tac-toe
With the demons in my head, they keep signing on the o's
If I'm ever gonna win, I need to get out of this hole

Tick (boom) tock (tick), the chime it never goes
I keep dotting all the crosses playing (tic-tac-toe!)
The demons in my head, they keep signing on the o's
If I'm ever gonna win, I need to get out of this hole