Time, oh, intangible time Moving through everything Leave me behind Always changing the tempo You keep cutting in line While the clock hands spin around like pinwheels ♪ The present dangling high on the vine Oh, it takes a whole lifetime simply to arrive Now I'm scared just to turn around Afraid that I'll find that the killer is right behind me ♪ Time, oh, unfaltering time You're as thin as a shadow As a persimmon rind But who's clinging to whom? I waited up all night But you know where you can find me ♪ I was an infant, then I doubled in size A Russian doll former selves nesting inside At the center is nothing or a black hole resides No light can be seen escaping Time, oh, unanswerable time Yeah, you've seen the future You know the way that I die But don't tell me I'd rather it be a surprise When you come crashing the party ♪ Time, oh, inexorable time You were moving in circles I was drawing a line You inhabit my body For as long as you like We both know you're leaving here without me