I used to think time was something you beat

Turns out... it just reloads

Tick tock, I don't feel young no more

Same face, but it don't fit like before

Hands shake, but I still want more

But the clock don't care what you're fighting for

Tick tock, hear it under my skin

Same old life, but I'm changing within

Every breath like I'm wearing thin

And it keeps on, keeps on, keeps on spin

I remember running, no plan, no fear

Now I calculate steps like the end is near

Click-clack thoughts in a rusted brain

Every "tomorrow" sounds all the same

Wake up, check face - not quite mine

Same eyes, but they lag in time

Friends fade - like smoke in a frame

We used to burn, now we just name names

Bills stack, stress back, spine goes crack

Laugh less, sleep debt - can't get that back

I talk fast, but words don't land

Like sand slipping right through my hand

And I swear I still hear that kid inside

But the signal breaks every time I try

He says "run", I say "not tonight"

We both know we're running out of time

Tick tock, I don't feel young no more

Same face, but it don't fit like before

Hands shake, but I still want more

But the clock don't care what you're fighting for

Tick tock, hear it under my skin

Same old life, but I'm changing within

Every breath like I'm wearing thin

And it keeps on, keeps on, keeps on spin

Hairline back, memories patchy

Used to chase dreams, now they pass me

Mirror talks, I don't answer back

Just a ghost in a human track

Used to think I'd "figure it out"

Funny how silence is louder now

No big moment, no final sign

Just slow erosion of "I'm fine"

Heart still beats, but it lost its rage

Not a flame, more a fading stage

I don't grow up, I just reduce

Till I fit in a smaller truth