You're probably sick of being tired
You can't find the strength to close your eyes
You can't let go,
But you can't change everything
Stop laying in this burning bed

Write it on the walls and read it
Bright red so you can see it
Don't fail me now
Write it on the walls and read it
Until there are no secrets
So safe and sound
At least for now

Time's gonna warn you with a whisper
What it wants to let you know
You can't live in fear of the things that aren't for sure
So stay alive by playing dead

Write it on the walls and read it
Bright red so you can see it
Don't fail me now
Write it on the walls and read it
Until there are no secrets
So safe and sound

Still there are lines for us to write before we close our eyes
And only time will tell the ending when the ink runs dry
Time will tell everything,
It's ever so quiet counting down

Write it on the walls and read it
Blood red so you can see it
Life leaking out
Write it on the walls and read it
Until there are no secrets
So safe and sound
At least for now
At least for now


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Clockwork Lyrics as written by Christopher Johnson Christopher Hughes

Lyrics © KENDOR MUSIC, INC., Fintage House Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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    Like this song a lot too.. It was in the SSX3 videogame and I always listen to it when I go snowboarding.. ABout the meaning I agree with most of you up there.. Life goes on.. instead of just letting things happen you have to make decisions, even hard ones.. You can compare it with snowboarding in fact.. haha.. everything jsut goes so fast but you still have to make those decisions, where to go.. anywho, great song, I realla wanna see them live =)
    bambiiion February 17, 2006   Link
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    CORRECT FINAL LYRICS: You're probably sick of being tired You can't find the strength to close your eyes You can't let go but you can't change everything Stop laying in this burning bed Write it on the walls and read it Bright red so you can see it Don't fail me now Write it on the walls and read it Until there are no secrets So safe and sound At least for now Time's gonna warn you with a whisper What it wants to let you know You can't live in fear of the things that aren't for sure So stay alive by playing dead Write it on the walls and read it Bright red so you can see it Don't fail me now Write it on the walls and read it Until there are no secrets So safe and sound Still there are lines for us to write before we close our eyes And only time will tell the ending when the ink runs dry Time will tell everything It's ever so quiet counting down [That's why I write it down, left it there with the blood out of my hands to stare at and it drops right down It dried and I turned around and the blood was a small price to pay it made it real it made it real because I write it down, left it there with the blood on my hands to stare at and it drops right down It dried and I turned around the and the blood was a small price to pay it made it real it made it real…] Write it on the walls and read it Blood red so you can see it Life leaking out Write it on the walls and read it Until there are no secrets So safe and sound At least for now At least for now
    calvins48on June 09, 2007   Link
  • +1
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    love this song, first heard it in SSX3 sucks that they went on a hiatus
    iwnbts17on November 17, 2009   Link
  • 0
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    I saw these guys at a show at the glass house last night, and they were the second best band there next to finch. When they played this song it kicked ass, the crowd went wild, these guys rock.
    NU4ANon May 18, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    this song means so much 2 me. it's lyrix explained so much to me about a problem i had w/my bf. also, this band kickz @ss
    cheer14chickon August 11, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    I think that basically, this song is saying that we all have to make decisions in life, even tough ones, where we aren't sure if we are making the right one or not. The song says that we will never be able to see what would have happened had we chosen a different path, and we need to accept that as a fact of life. I think the title, "Clockwork" is saying that life is like clockwork, where the gears turn with a set motion,and we cannot change that, referring to the fact that we can't go back and see all the "Might haves" and "Could have beens". This song is great also.
    Madcappunkon August 20, 2002   Link
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    I think it's saying take chances... don't be afraid of the choices you make... and don't live in fear of "what might happen" if we don't take the chance we will never know... and time will eventually explain everything when it's all said and done.. short and sweet -take chances and don't regret the past-
    insanejesteron January 03, 2005   Link
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    life goes on, the clock never stops ticking, so dont look back and let things happen by the way i really recommend seeing these guys live, good show
    MySensesHavFailed35on April 15, 2005   Link
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    i agree with Madcappunk, some things we cant control like time...
    snowbeast2005on August 28, 2005   Link
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    Oh yeah and the lyrics up there are incomplete, these are the correct ones, unsure about the part in brackets.. it's really low so its difficult to hear.. You're probably sick of being tired You can't find the strength to close your eyes You can't let go But you can't change everything Stop laying in this burning bed Write it on the walls and read it Bright red so you can see it Don't fail me now Write it on the walls and read it Until there are no secrets So safe and sound At least for now Time's gonna warn you with a whisper What it wants to let you know You can't live in fear of the things that aren't for sure So stay alive by playing dead Write it on the walls and read it Bright red so you can see it Don't fail me now Write it on the walls and read it Until there are no secrets So safe and sound Still there are lines for us to write before we close our eyes And only time will tell the ending when the ink runs dry Time will tell everything It's ever so quiet counting down ( that's why I write it down, left it there with the blood out of my hands to stare at and it drops right down It dried and I turned around and the blood was a small price to pay it made it real it made it real... because I write it down, left it there with the blood on my hands to stare at and it drops right down It dried and I turned around the and the blood was a small price to pay it made it real it made it real... ) Write it on the walls and read it Blood red so you can see it Life leaking out Write it on the walls and read it Until there are no secrets So safe and sound At least for now At least for now
    bambiiion February 17, 2006   Link

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