Thief Lyrics - The Echoing Green

Turn of events 

Where seconds give way to moments 

In my mind I lose these faces 

Forget these places 

Try to find some traces of me 

Time is an unseen thief 

It steals my thoughts and memories from me 

I'm left behind with this apathy so tempting 

where minutes don't seem so kind 

I find that... 

Time comes, and I don't matter 

Time numbs, and dreams lay shattered 

I stand, and time just passes me by 

While the clock on the wall is racing 

I fight for shreds of feeling 

Inside, time keeps stealing mine 

A dreamless dance 

Where instance defies existence 

In this life we feel confined 

We fall behind 

To the rhythem of the endless design 

Time is a clock in the heart 

The seconds pass before they can start 

I'm torn apart with this apathy, so empty 

Where seconds seem so unkind 

I find that... 

Time comes, and I don't matter 

Time numbs, and dreams lay shattered 

I stand, and time just passes me by 

While the clock on the wall entraps me 

I fight for shreds of feeling 

Inside time keeps stealing mine 

Time comes 

(do I fight against time or a state of mind?) 

Time numbs 

(when everything's fine in my paradigm) 

Time comes 

(do I fight against time or a state of mind?) 

Time numbs 

(when everything's fine in my paradigm) 

Time comes 

(time never starts and it never ends) 

Time numbs 

(do I fight against time or do I make amends?) 

Time comes, and it won't matter 

Time numbs, and dreams lay shattered 

I stand, and time just passes me by 

While the clock on the wall is raging 

I find peace while kneeling 

This night I'm just stealing time