[Mechanical clock ticking loudly: Tick… Tock… Tick… Tock…]
Verse 1
The grandfather clock in the hall is running fast Counting down the moments that were destined to be last Every swing of the pendulum cuts into the air A warning to the righteous that there’s no time left to spare You built your sanctuaries out of glass and wood Believing that your innocence would keep you safe and good But time is a weapon in the hands of the midnight hour And six short seconds are enough to claim the power
Pre-Chorus
Listen to the gears turning inside the stone Listen to the quiet as you stand alone
Chorus
Six ticks to six! The hour of the fall! Six ticks to six! The shadow on the wall! One for the silence, two for the stain Three for the power, four for the pain Five for the choice that you cannot reverse Six ticks to six… Here comes the curse!
Verse 2
Tick one: the candles flicker and the altar turns to frost Tick two: you remember everything you lost Tick three: the doors seal shut against the night Tick four: you realize you’re out of light Tick five: the shadow steps out of the frame Tick six… You finally speak my name.
Pre-Chorus 2
Listen to the gears grinding to a halt You can’t stop the countdown when it’s your own fault
Chorus
Six ticks to six! The hour of the fall! Six ticks to six! The shadow on the wall! One for the silence, two for the stain Three for the power, four for the pain Five for the choice that you cannot reverse Six ticks to six… Here comes the curse!
Bridge
[Rapid clockwork percussion accelerating] Tick, tick, tick, tick— Time doesn’t heal, time just reveals! Time brings the monster that the dark conceals! Zero hour is here!
Final Chorus
Six ticks to six! The transformation complete! Six ticks to six! The world at my feet! The clock has struck the final chime and now the dark is king Six ticks to six… Listen to the silence ring.
Outro — spoken over a final single clock chime
Six. It is done.