[Verse 1]
The sands of time, they slip away
Through our fingers day by day
Countless grains, a steady stream
Lost forever like a fleeting dream
Each grain a moment, a memory gone
A story told, a love once shone
A laughter shared, a tear shed
All swept away as time marches ahead

[Pre-Chorus]
Always chasing something more
Lifeline treading a fine line
The future's knocking at the door

[Chorus]
Sands of time
So merciless
What are you waiting for?
The pendulum swings back and forth

[Verse 2]
The sands of timе, they never cеase
A never-ending cycle of release
Of what was once and what will be
A reminder of our own mortality
[Pre-Chorus]
Always chasing something more
Lifeline treading a fine line
The future's knocking at the door

[Chorus]
Sands of time
So merciless
What are you waiting for?
The pendulum swings back and forth

[Guitar Solo: Joey Concepcion]
[Guitar Solo: Michael Amott]

[Chorus]
Sands of time
So merciless
What are you waiting for?
The pendulum swings back and forth
The pendulum swings back and forth