Testo di Opposition

The bell tolls and I begin to wonder why It is the hour hand that prevails My life lead by the speed of the minute As I watch seconds pass before me And the hours of others trailing behind Bound by a time too short to allow myself to live To live free of it I am without shelter Without control Defenseless In both the world around me and in my head The bell tolls and I begin to wonder why It is the hour hand that always prevails Not until my lungs collapse will I be free To escape the confines of frailty My legs unable to carry me As the thoughts race through My breath unable to stay As I must face the sun alone Not until my lungs collapse will I be free To escape this frailty that has confined me I am without shelter Without control Defenseless In both the world around me and in my head