[Verse 1]

The clock’s hands drag like they’ve got chains

Dust collects on picture frames

Mom knits

Dad hums some tune

Same old story

Same old room

[Chorus]

I’m just killing time in a house that’s dying

Counting cracks in the ceiling

Not even trying

Feels like ninety percent of my life’s unwinding

Just killing time

Just killing time

[Verse 2]

Their voices echo soft and slow

Telling tales of long ago

But the words don’t stick

They slide right by

I’m stuck here while they’re lost in time

[Prechorus]

The walls are thin

The air’s too still

I want to run

But I never will

[Chorus]

I’m just killing time in a house that’s dying

Counting cracks in the ceiling

Not even trying

Feels like ninety percent of my life’s unwinding

Just killing time

Just killing time

[Bridge]

I see their wrinkles

I hear their sighs

I watch the sunsets in their eyes

And I wonder if they feel the same

Or if I’m the only one to blame

Copyright September 20, 2025, by Stephen Craig Whitley – All Rights Reserved