Dark shadow in the corner Watching us from afar Chill, sudden chill on our necks Here to darken our star Mouse, treadmill mouse Fighting to keep out of ends grasp Drown down in a hole Whirlpool spins us around It is our mystical end of time Riding on the mechanical bull of life Desperately holding the chain And we're getting knocked off one at a time We all just circle the drain Time, borrowed time We're given a shortage on life's lease Creep, shadow creeping close To tuck us in and put us all at peace It is our mystical end of time It is our mystical father of time Riding on the mechanical bull of life Desperately holding the chain And we're getting knocked off one at a time We all just circle the drain Riding on the mechanical bull of life Desperately holding the chain And we're getting knocked off one at a time We all just circle the drain Desperately holding the chain We all just circle the drain