The Clockmaker's Intention

The headstone forever reads "life is tedious..."

My impression lives on as an example of pain

As sand escapes I see so clearly

A reminder to all that we are flawed just the same

I can barely breathe in this night so cold

We witness the passing of life by the marks alone

They guide the way

And now I vanish away just like vapor

The brevity never to regain again

The intricate gears I piece together

Can never replace what I lack within

I can barely breathe in this night so cold

We witness the passing of life by the marks alone

They guide the way

You'll never witness me at a funeral

For I have already mourned the loss

We represent the smallest dent in the narrative

And time it waits for no one

The alchemy of time is completed now

To be served in the guise of a silent machine

The alchemy of time is completed now

To be served in the guise of a silent machine

I can barely breathe in this night so cold

We witness the passing of life by the marks alone

They guide the way