Clockwork Life

There is a limit on my life
A ticking clock that never dies
Until I put my mind to rest
And then, with me, the clockwork lies

Throughout my years, so happy, sad
I hear life ticking in my ear
It tells me, “go and live, just live!
Don’t listen to your doubts or fear!”

And through my life I always tried
To live like I was happy, free
Remembering that time ticks on
And never will it stop for me

But sometimes happiness is hard
I used to think that if I died
A smile would never suit a corpse
No matter how the person tried

There is a limit on your life
So use it up how you see fit
Your clock is getting worn and slow
With no way of rewinding it

The limit closes on my life
As I lay, quiet, on the floor
And when I’ve breathed my final breath
The tired clock will tick no more

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