[Verse 1]

Stand back and watch - order falls in place

Left by the wayside - misled by our haste

Following leaders - but they should follow behind us

Bearing the clout - casting more doubt

Drowning in water too shallow

[Verse 2]

Nip at your heels - they gnaw at the rope

Hung by a thread - left without hope

Look up and focus - gamble and risk your routine ways

Turning the gear - time drawing near

Embrace the plain we face our fear

[Chorus]

Time consumes time

Quick to grasp - too tough to find

Time consumes me

Like dancing dogs too quick to see

[Verse 3]

Racing full speed - cliffs looming ahead

Pushing and pulling - backwards we tread

Calling the names - beads of sweat forming on my face

Blurring our sight - jaws locking tight

Memories fade to brave the fight

[Chorus 1]

Time consumes time

Quick to grasp - too tough to find

Time consumes me

Like dancing dogs too quick to see

[Chorus 2]

Time consumes time

As thoughts race through my mind

Time consumes the doubts we believe

Like dancing dogs too quick to see

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge]

There's no harvest where nothing is planted

There's no reason this road of success

You must argue what's taken for granted

To the last

[Chorus 1]

Time consumes time

Quick to grasp - too tough to find

Time consumes me

Like dancing dogs too quick to see

[Chorus 2]

Time consumes time

As thoughts race through my mind

Time consumes the doubts we believe

Like dancing dogs too quick to see