I’m still on time

the numbers

bpm

172

key

A# major

energy

0.74

dance

0.96

valence

0.57

vocal at

0.2s

length

4:04

language

En

lyrics

Back at the yard by the cut-through gate

Paint on the brick gone dull by eight

My name on the roster scratched with a knife

Three new men on the shift since I left for life

The kettle clicks once in the portacabin

Cold tea rings on the Formica, thin

My old hi-vis hangs by the rusty chain

But nobody asks me to sign again

Clock on the wall says ten past two

Boots by the door, still wet with dew

I brought my key, but the lock won’t turn

Place kept moving while I took my turn

I’m still on time

I’m still on time

I’m still on time

I’m still on time

Bus down Fishponds, rain on the glass

Tesco bag folded from the week gone past

I see the bay where the vans pull in

Now a younger face does what I did then

The foreman nods like he’s seen my ghost

Not mean, not cold, just needing less most

So I take my coat from the hook near the sink

Step out the door before anyone blinks

Clock on the wall says ten past two

Boots by the door, still wet with dew

I brought my key, but the lock won’t turn

Place kept moving while I took my turn

I’m still on time

I’m still on time

I’m still on time

I’m still on time

Late shift hum in the loading bay

My old badge face in the breakroom tray

I came to help, but the job got done

So I walked out slow in the Monday sun

I’m still on time

I’m still on time

I’m still on time

I’m still on time