Watchmaker

Lyrics

[Intro: Trenton Woodley] (Watchmaker, teach me the ways) (Watchmaker, teach me the ways) (Watchmaker, teach me the ways) I want to learn the secrets and the sciences of seconds, oh (Watchmaker, teach me the ways) The methods to dull my ears to the sound [Verse 2: Matty Mullins] Teach me how to rewind, rewind, so I can relive Every second, minute - all I missed, oh I'm always focused on the next thing If only I could pause and breath Teach me how [Verse 3: Trenton Woodley] If I were a watchmaker I'd build suspension into the springs Hidden gears, secret faces Undiscovered hours to keep you in These hours to keep you in [Pre-Chorus: Trenton Woodley] There'll be no back, there'll be no forth Just us where we are [Chorus: Trenton Woodley] Watchmaker, teach me the workings I want to learn the secrets and sciences of seconds Teach me the seasons, the measure of these machines Teach me the measure of these machines [Verse 4: Trenton Woodley] I'm haunted by mechanical sounds Damped, stolen, and swallowed, relentless, counting down In the bellies of old enemies And I'm plagued by the "tick-tock - tick-tock" But with vehemence I'll take to their faces and tear them away There's tension in me I'm wound up and bound to this endless release A robin imprisoned in a carved clock I'm a tune locked in a music box to a grave melody I can feel a nervousness in my fingers To spindles, they're wasting away And with every twitch, they're turning Passing by with my meaningless revolutions [Chorus: Trenton Woodley] Watchmaker, teach me the workings I want to learn the secrets and sciences of seconds Teach me the seasons, the measure of these machines Teach me the measure of these machines [Bridge: Trenton Woodley] I gazed too deep, I leaned in too close Caught by the collar and dragged into a two-four waltz Drawn into steps unfamiliar to me I was passed like partners between turning teeth [Outro: Trenton Woodley, Matty Mullins] Watchmaker, teach me the workings I want to learn the secrets and sciences of seconds (Teach me how to rewind, rewind) If I were a watchmaker (So I can relive) I'd build suspension into the springs (Every second, minute - all I missed, oh) Hidden gears, secret faces Undiscovered hours to keep you in Watchmaker, teach me the workings I want to learn (the secrets and sciences of seconds) (Teach me the seasons, the measure of these machines) Teach me the measure of these machines