Clock (時鐘)

Brief | written for life | Sub-genre: pop/post-rock | Language: Chinese Mandarin

In the vast universe, we all have our own timelines. As we pursue our dreams, we experience the traces of the life clock, and appreciate the scenery, come rain or shine. Rather than chasing a perfect life or an imitation of someone else’s happiness, we are better off being an interesting soul and living out a unique story of our own.

Lyricist/Composer｜SANDY HXM

Lyrics

At life’s crossroads
We fumble through mistakes
I’ve finally voiced what’s in my heart
but often been told I’m overthinking

We experience several losses
with instant memories flying by occasionally
But looking back at the vast universe
These worries suddenly seem quite trivial

I’ve always thought there was plenty of time
Dreams still haven’t come true
The pictured ideal life also failed
But did I forget something important?

No one will truly understand
The time zone that belongs to me
Those pains that can’t be dodged or forgotten
are all beautiful mistakes been made
The clock of every soul can never be guessed
The empty-shells shackles that
can’t be taken or thrown away
Let them disappear in the sea

I’ve always thought
we could only choose between
reality and beautiful dreams
We cried, we laughed, we tried hard
Let’s live without regrets

No one will truly understand
The time zone that belongs to me
Those pains that can’t be dodged or forgotten
all felt like a dream
The clock of every soul can never be guessed
The empty-shells shackles that can’t be taken or thrown away
Let them disappear in the sea

Music Production Credit

Lyricist/Composer/Vocal｜SANDY HXM
Producer/Arranger｜ Joshua Lee
E. Guitar｜ Wu Yi Hung
Bass｜ Joshua Lee
Violin｜Szu-chien Lu (Miao miao flow) Viola｜ Szu-chien Lu (Miao miao flow)
Drums｜ Wei Han Pan
Vocal Editing｜BonBon Chen / Joshua Lee
Vocal Producer｜ Hao Ku
Vocals Recording Engineer｜ BonBon Chen
Mixing/Recording Engineer｜Joshua Lee ＠ The Wasteland Studio
Mastering Producer｜ Sheng Fei Lu
Mastering Engineer｜Alan Douches @ West West Side Music Studio