[Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] I checked the pressure twice before I turned the key. The room was cold, the wires were shaking. fifty years of work came down to this one test. I was sure I knew what would happen. [Verse 2] The instruments began to shake around me. The lights flickered across the room. Then something black appeared inside the field. A point so small, it swallowed all the light. [Verse 3] The readings froze on every screen. The clock above the door was still. I checked the emergency controls. Nothing responded when I pulled the lever. [Chorus] I stopped the clock, but I can't start it again. I pulled the power, but nothing changed. The field is still there, and I don't know why. I made it work — I just can't make it stop. [Verse 4] I tried the emergency system twice. The warning lights stayed exactly the same. I shouted into the intercom for the others. There was no answer. [Verse 5] I ran outside and called for someone. Nobody moved. A man stood frozen beside his car. A drop of rain was hanging in front of his face. [Chorus] I stopped the clock, but I can't start it again. I pulled the power, but nothing changed. The field is still there, and I don't know why. I made it work — I just can't make it stop. [Break] I don't know how long I've been here. The clock still says the same time. [Verse 6] I went back inside and opened the main panel. Every cable was dead. The monitors were still running. The black point was still there. [Verse 7] I tried to damage the core. I broke the controls and cut the lines. Nothing happened. Not even a flicker. [Verse 8] I checked the equations until my hands were shaking. The field isn't growing. It isn't fading. It's holding everything exactly where it was. [Epic Instrumental Solo] [Verse 9] I can see the city through the window. Cars are stopped in the middle of the road. People are standing where they were when it happened. I am the only thing still moving. [Verse 10] I used to think I was changing history. Now I would give anything to hear a clock. One tick. Just one. [Verse 11] I don't know if anyone outside can see me. I don't know if they can hear me. Maybe they are all waiting for time to return. Maybe it never will. [Final Chorus] I stopped the clock, but I can't start it again. I built the thing that trapped us here. The field is still there, and I know why. I made time stop — and now I'm the only one left inside it. [Haunting Violin Solo] [End]
