The Prison at the End of Time
Escape the Inescapable: Chronicles of Despair in 'The Prison at the End of Time'
Lyrics
As my last footfalls came down
Reflecting on the final steps taken
I opened my eyes and looked around
Opening eyes to a surreal environment
There was dust, stone, and rock just hanging there
Observing a scene with dust, stone, and rock suspended
Suspended in mid-air
Elements hanging in mid-air, defying logic
It was more than my mind could bear
Overwhelming experience exceeding mental capacity
And as the last rays of light died down
Light fading, prompting closure of eyes
I shut my eyes for I had found
Discovering scattered rust, bone, and despair
Scattered rust, bone, a clock in disrepair - and palpable despair
Noticing a broken clock and desolation
Hanging over something of a town square (but nobody's there)
Describing an empty town square
Get away - get away
Expressing a strong urge to escape
Run away - run away
Reiterating the need to run away
Get away - get away! (I must escape this place)
Emphasizing the urgency to escape
Run away - run away! (I can't win this race)
Acknowledging the impossibility of winning
Roun' roun' runnin' and around 'round runnin' and around 'round runnin'
Repetition of running in circles, emphasizing futility
Roun' 'round runnin' and I found out runnin' that you can't outrun it
Realization that escaping is impossible
The prison at the end of time
Introducing the concept of the prison at the end of time
Now every step I fake
Admitting to faking steps in life
Was one in life I feared to take
Fear of taking steps in life
Each foot forward, relentlessly toward
Moving forward toward an unattainable reward
Unobtainable reward - the clock must be restored
Emphasizing the need to restore the clock
A time warlord with a blackened circuit board
Reference to a time warlord with a damaged circuit board
Wrong I can't afford, cuz time is our reward
Stressing the cost of being wrong in the context of time
Roun' roun' runnin' and around 'round runnin' and around 'round runnin'
Repetition of futile running
Roun' 'round runnin' and I found out runnin' that you can't outrun it
Reiteration of the prison at the end of time
The prison at the end of time
Restating the existence of the prison at the end of time
The prison at the end of time
Confirmation of the recurring theme
Get away - get away
Repetition of the urge to get away
Run away - run away
Reiterating the need to run away
Get away - get away! (I must escape this place)
Emphasizing the urgency to escape
Run away - run away! (I can't win this race)
Acknowledging the impossibility of winning
Roun' roun' runnin' and around 'round runnin' and around 'round runnin'
Repetition of futile running
Roun' 'round runnin' and I found out runnin' that you can't outrun it
Reiteration of the prison at the end of time
The prison at the end of time
Confirming the existence of the prison at the end of time
My every instinct screams to flee
Instincts urging flight from a dire situation
I no longer know how to be
Loss of identity and uncertainty
I gotta keep movin' cuz time keeps pursuin'
Continuing to move forward despite losing
It's life I'm choosin' but it's clear I'm losin'
Choosing life amid evident defeat
Clock starts hummun' - a distant drummin'
Introduction of a symbolic humming clock
Chords drone thrummin' - cuz hell's forthcomin!
Describing impending doom with musical elements
Roun' roun' runnin' and around 'round runnin' and around 'round runnin'
Repetition of futile running
The prison at the end of time
Reiteration of the prison at the end of time
Roun' 'round runnin' and I found out runnin' that you can't outrun it
Reiteration of the futility of outrunning it
The prison at the end of time
Reiteration of the prison at the end of time
Roun' roun' runnin' and around 'round runnin' and around 'round runnin'
Repetition of futile running
The prison at the end of time
Reiteration of the prison at the end of time
Roun' 'round runnin' and I found out runnin' that you can't outrun it
Reiteration of the futility of outrunning it
The prison at the end of time
Final confirmation of the prison at the end of time
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