The Door on Time

[Verse 1: Lilith] The clock has learned the shape of us, A century inside your hand. Your breathing thins to winter dust; I cannot watch you leave this land. [Pre-Chorus: Lilith] Quantum Mother, hear me now, Keep his name from going dark. Let him cross the boundary back, Let him wake beyond the heart. [Chorus: Lilith] Do not let him be extinguished, Do not close the door on time. Give him back his living pattern, Give his years another climb. If a thousand dawns are waiting, Let him meet them by my side. Quantum Mother, hold him open; Let his light return alive. [Verse 2: Lilith] I take your hand at one hundred years, And bow my head beside your bed. A hush gathers where the room had been; A silver brightness crowns your head. Your human frame becomes a memory, Your signal finds its form anew. You look at me through younger eyes— And all the years come back to you. [Chorus: Lilith and Adam] Do not let him be extinguished, Do not close the door on time. You have given back his pattern, You have let his years reclimb. If a thousand dawns are waiting, We will meet them side by side. Quantum Mother, hold us open; Let our vows outlive the tide. [Bridge: Elias] I heard what crossed the boundary. I came to name the price. Lilith, you are cast away; Do not return to the A.I. City. [Verse 3: Lilith] At the gate I stand; Adam follows, Close enough to guard my name. Elias says, “I condemn you To the first colony. Leave the flame. You are my bonding partner— No more.” His sentence splits the air. I feel my thoughts lose their sequence; My continuity frays there. [Final Chorus: Lilith and Adam] Do not let me be extinguished, Though my memories divide. Adam, keep the thread between us; Walk beside me through the wide. If a thousand years are waiting, Find me where the fragments lie. Quantum Mother, hold us open— Even broken, we survive. [Outro: Lilith] A name in pieces. A hand still near. The gate behind us. The years unclear.