[Intro - Muted guitar pulse, distant electronic texture, drums gradually entering] Another page Another year I say I'm fine But you're still here [Verse 1 - Restrained female vocals] The room feels different since you left There's still a silence in the air I keep walking through the empty space Like pretending means you aren't there The kitchen clock is running five minutes fast Just like the plans we used to make I tell myself I've learned to live with it Then I find another small mistake [Pre-Chorus - Rising tension] I count the days I count the cost I try to name the things I've lost I close my eyes I hear the truth The world keeps moving without you [Chorus - Powerful female vocals, full band] Time never stands still No matter what I feel It takes another piece of yesterday And makes the hurt a little more real I can't rewind I can't make it right I'm still learning how to live While the years keep passing by Time never stands still [Verse 2 - Rhythmic vocal delivery, heavier guitar groove] I found your number in an old phone case Still saved beneath a different name My thumb stopped short above the call Some things don't come back the same The bus pulls up at a quarter past eight The same old driver nods at me I buy my bread from the corner shop And try to like the person I can be [Pre-Chorus - Building drums and layered vocals] I count the days I count the cost I stop pretending nothing's lost My hands still shake But I know the truth I can't keep living around you [Chorus - Powerful female vocals, full band] Time never stands still No matter what I feel It takes another piece of yesterday And makes the hurt a little more real I can't rewind I can't make it right I'm still learning how to live While the years keep passing by Time never stands still [Instrumental Break - Heavy syncopated guitars, pounding drums, brief stop-time accent] [Bridge - Soft female vocals building into a gritty belt] Maybe healing isn't clean Maybe some things leave a mark Maybe I can miss the person Without returning to the start I spent so long asking why As if the answer changed the end Now I'm done negotiating With a past I cannot mend [Breakdown - Heavy guitars, forceful female vocals] I CAN'T STOP IT! I CAN'T RESTART! I CAN'T MAKE THE YEARS GIVE BACK MY PART! EVERY DAY GOES! EVERY SEASON TURNS! I'M DONE WAITING FOR THE PAST TO RETURN! [Build - Drums and guitars rising] Let the calendar turn Let the old days go I don't need all the answers Just a place to grow [Chorus - Full power, layered female vocals] Time never stands still No matter what I feel It takes another piece of yesterday And makes the hurt a little more real I can't rewind I can't make it right I'm still learning how to live While the years keep passing by Time never stands still But I'm still here Taking one more step Through another year [Outro - Instruments gradually dropping away, intimate female vocals] The room is quiet The air is clear I open the window And face a new year The clock keeps moving I let it go Some things take time And now I know [Final Tag - A cappella female vocal] Time never stands still... [Instrumental Break - Final distorted guitar chord] [Fade Out]
