I wake up late, the day's already gone The sun's an accountant, tallying wrongs Receipts of regret in my pockets and seams I walk through the hours but never arrive Shoes full of miles, nowhere to land I shake hands with ghosts I don't understand The clock just stares, unmoved, precise Like it's memorized all my alibis Every soon, every not today Comes back breathing down my neck, saying stay I'm out of step, out of time Always dragging behind the line Too late for love, too soon for ends I skip beginnings, I bury friends The world spins fast with a borrowed grin It never waits to let me in I'm out of step with what I am A never-on-time kind of man There were lights left on for me Now they flicker out politely I sell tomorrow like a cure But it slips away uninsured Names I wear but never call Doors I pass, I don't knock at all Every rush I called desire Was fear dressed up as wire It's not that change scares me blind I just fracture inside my mind Every option, every doubt Pulls me under, drags me down I'm out of step, out of time Always dragging behind the line Too late for love, too soon for ends I skip beginnings, I bury friends The world spins fast with a borrowed grin It never waits to let me in I'm out of step with what I am A never-on-time kind of man If I stopped to hear my feet On honest ground beneath the street I'd know it's not the clock I curse It's choice that hits me so much worse This isn't speed, it's camouflage This isn't time, it's sabotage I didn't lose the way back home I fear the walk I'd take alone I'm out of step, still out of phase Chasing lines I'm scared to trace Afraid to win, afraid to fall Renting hope, avoiding all If I ever stand my ground Let the quiet ring out loud Living on time means choosing breath Not rehearsing for my death The clock keeps moving, sharp and clean It never blinks, it never dreams I'm out of step, but now I see Time's not gone, it's waiting on me