[Instrumental Intro - Mechanical hum, rising tension, the engine of the Time Machine stabilizing] [Verse 1] I feel the machine shake under me, The controls fighting back as the world speeds up, The light outside is already stretching thin, Something tells me I’ve gone too far to stop. [Verse 2] The street outside jumps from day to night, Buildings shift like they’re being rearranged, People appear and vanish in seconds, And I’m stuck here, watching everything change. [Chorus] Time is slipping faster than I can think, Hours jump into years before I breathe, I’m trapped inside my own invention, Racing through a world that’s leaving me behind. [Verse 3] The sun flickers like a broken lantern, Seasons flip past me like pages in a book, I see winter crash into summer in a blink, And I can’t do anything but look. [Verse 4] Forests grow and fall in front of me, Rivers carve new paths in the land, It’s like the whole Earth is rebuilding itself, While I sit here with my hands on the controls. [Chorus] Time is slipping faster than I can think, Hours jump into years before I breathe, I’m trapped inside my own invention, Racing through a world that’s leaving me behind. [Verse 5] The moon drags the tides in impossible speed, Canyons form where plains used to be, Mountains rise and crumble again, And I’m realizing how small I really am. [Verse 6] Civilizations flash by like sparks, Whole futures being built and erased, I wanted answers, maybe even hope— Now I’m not sure what I’m trying to chase. [Chorus] Time is slipping faster than I can think, Hours jump into years before I breathe, I’m trapped inside my own invention, Racing through a world that’s leaving me behind. [Pre-Drop / Build-Up - The machine whines, time surges forward, Hartdegen braces himself] [Epic Solo - Rising orchestral force + mechanical pulses] [Verse 7] Everything outside starts breaking apart, The future bends into something unrecognizable, I can’t slow the machine, can’t undo this path, All I can do is hold on and witness. [Verse 8] The light turns white as the horizon splits, Time feels like it’s about to collapse, I brace for whatever comes next, Knowing I’m stepping into a world far beyond mine. [Chorus – Final] Time ran faster than I ever imagined, Carrying me into someone else’s tomorrow, Now there’s no way back to where I started— Only forward, into whatever’s left. [End - The machine slows… the world settles… and silence returns]
