[Intro] The cursor blinks beside the line I trade the answer for more time [Verse 1] I turn the page, I lose the thread The cleanest thought dissolves unread A little box keeps counting down I wear a path across the ground [Pre-Chorus] Every fix becomes a door Every door becomes one more [Chorus] The clock moves on, I stay behind A perfect wall inside my mind The deadline breathes against my neck I solve the shape, forget the step The clock moves on, the room goes thin I’m almost there, then start again [Verse 2] I cross out blue, I circle red Three half-made plans beside the bed The answer hides in plainest sight And changes every time I write [Bridge] Stop— No, wait— One more attempt The numbers bend, the seconds split I know the trick, I can’t reach it [Final Chorus] The clock moves on, I stay behind A perfect wall inside my mind The deadline breathes against my neck I solve the shape, forget the step The clock moves on, the room goes thin I’m almost there, then start again Again, again— [Outro] The cursor blinks The page stays white
