[Verse 1]

The sands of time, they slip away

Through our fingers day by day

Countless grains, a steady stream

Lost forever like a fleeting dream

Each grain a moment, a memory gone

A story told, a love once shone

A laughter shared, a tear shed

All swept away as time marches ahead

[Pre-Chorus]

Always chasing something more

Lifeline treading a fine line

The future's knocking at the door

[Chorus]

Sands of time

So merciless

What are you waiting for?

The pendulum swings back and forth

[Verse 2]

The sands of timе, they never cеase

A never-ending cycle of release

Of what was once and what will be

A reminder of our own mortality

[Pre-Chorus]

Always chasing something more

Lifeline treading a fine line

The future's knocking at the door

[Chorus]

Sands of time

So merciless

What are you waiting for?

The pendulum swings back and forth

[Guitar Solo: Joey Concepcion]

[Guitar Solo: Michael Amott]

[Chorus]

Sands of time

So merciless

What are you waiting for?

The pendulum swings back and forth

The pendulum swings back and forth