☠️ Death ☠️

[Intro] [Steady acoustic guitar strumming] [Lonesome fiddle melody starts] [Steel guitar swell] Tick-tock. Tick-tock. [Verse 1] Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock, the pulse is hitting hard You’re trading away your life for a house and a yard Time is slowly passing through, a ghost inside the room While you're building up a kingdom that’ll end inside a tomb Every single second is a step to the final breath One foot on the pavement, the other in the shadow, death You aren't promised tomorrow, the sun is gonna set for good Did you stand for the Truth exactly like you know you should? [Chorus] [Full band kicks in - High energy 90s country] Tick-tock, tick-tock, can you hear the sound? The weight of the world is gonna put you in the ground Hold on tight, yeah, the years are moving fast Nothing in this hollow life is ever gonna last Today is where it’s all at, standing on the edge The Father’s on the porch, don't walk off the ledge Is your life on the right path? Answer to the call Before the clock stops and the heavy curtains fall. [Verse 2] [Walking bassline and honky-tonk piano] It’s a kinetic race, I’m seeing how the world is accelerating While the souls in the desert are sitting around and hesitating The Prodigal Logic sees the Father waiting by the gate While you’re out there in the cold just tempting your own fate There are times that life passes fast, a blur inside the eye Seek our Lord Jesus Christ before you have to die [Luke 1:32-33] I’m hitting every note, dropping every word for real The New and Everlasting Covenant is the only shield [Hebrews 13:20]. [Chorus] Tick-tock, tick-tock, can you hear the sound? The weight of the world is gonna put you in the ground Hold on tight, yeah, the years are moving fast Nothing in this hollow life is ever gonna last Today is where it’s all at, standing on the edge The Father’s on the porch, don't walk off the ledge Is your life on the right path? Answer to the call Before the clock stops and the heavy curtains fall. [Bridge] [Breakdown - Acoustic guitar and soft fiddle] [Harmonized backing vocals] Tick... tock... The pendulum is swinging, moving through the dark. Are you ready for the fire? Are you ready for the spark? Make sure you’re right with the Lord, the Pillar is the stone [1 Timothy 3:15] The Church is the Kingdom here, you’re never on your own [Daniel 2:44] [Snare build-up] He is with us always... even to the end of the age! [Matthew 28:20] [Verse 3] [Guitar solo - Twangy Telecaster style] I’m a lonesome voice, making a choice to tell it to you straight The Kingdom is Eternal but for you, it’s getting late Tick-tock, the enunciation is a warning for the soul Are you gaining the world while you’re losing all control? No sugarcoating the truth, the sand is slipping through the glass Mass attendance is a must, don't let the Sunday pass I’m fast as the lightning, I’m heavy as the lead Get your life on the path before the ticking goes dead. [Outro] [Steel guitar fades out] Tick-tock... Is your life on the right path? Tick-tock... Today is all we have. Tick-tock... [Final acoustic strum rings out] [©2026 By Matthew E Treviño]