[Intro]
Tick-tock in a brass-lit shed
[Verse 1]
Fairy clocksmith tunes the gears at night
She'd trade a chorus for a rumor that won't quit
[Verse 2]
The rumor blinks out as memory in disguise
Begging to be sung back, it echoes in her eyes
[Chorus]
Hold the beat
Rumor and memory dance in copper light
Hold the beat
[Chorus]
Hold the beat
Memory and rumor twine in copper light
Hold the beat
[Outro]
Time rests, the gears sigh, and the tale stays bright
