Stuck in Time

Lyrics

[Intro] The clock struck twelve, then swallowed the room A cracked brass compass pointed through the blue I woke with a photograph burned in my hand Same old kitchen, different year, different land [Verse 1] I ran past the diner where we made that deal The jukebox played a song I still can feel Your coffee was cooling beside the payphone I knew every word, but I came back alone I found my younger self by the county line One wrong turn waiting in the rain that night I shouted his name, but the signal broke The calendar folded, and the engine smoked [Pre-Chorus] Every door leads back to the first goodbye Every answer leaves another alibi [Chorus] I’m stuck in time, going round and round Chasing the seconds before they hit the ground I’ll tear through the years till I make it right Even if I disappear in the morning light I’m stuck in time, but I won’t let go There’s a debt in the past that I need to owe If the hands won’t move, then I’ll move the sky One more chance before this life passes by [Verse 2] The highway sign said 1989 My old red jacket and a borrowed ride A basement amp screamed through the bedroom wall I heard the future hiding inside it all Then 2006 came with a ringing phone A cheap black guitar and a heart overthrown I watched us break where the sidewalk bends Tried to change the words, but I changed the end [Pre-Chorus] Every fix leaves a fracture in the frame Every rescue writes another name [Chorus] I’m stuck in time, going round and round Chasing the seconds before they hit the ground I’ll tear through the years till I make it right Even if I disappear in the morning light I’m stuck in time, but I won’t let go There’s a debt in the past that I need to owe If the hands won’t move, then I’ll move the sky One more chance before this life passes by [Bridge] I saw the train before it crossed the bridge I pulled the lever, stood out on the ridge But saving one life took another from view The universe keeps score of everything you do So here’s the truth I was too proud to face: You can’t heal the past by erasing the place I don’t need a world where the wound never shows I need to find you before the last train goes [Guitar Solo] [Final Chorus] I’m stuck in time, going round and round But your voice is the only place I’m found I tore through the years, and I made it here With the same old mistakes and a brand-new fear I’m stuck in time, but I won’t let go There’s a debt in the past that I finally know If the hands won’t move, then I’ll move the sky One more chance, and I won’t say goodbye [Outro] The compass went quiet, the morning came through The photograph faded, but I still had you No perfect timeline, no clean rewind Just one honest moment I refused to leave behind