Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
ARJEN ANTHONY LUCASSEN - The Clock Ticks Down (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
Taken from the album ‘Songs No One Will Hear” to be released on September 12.
Order here: arjenanthonylucassen.lnk.to/SongsNoOneWillHear-AlbumID
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Musicians:
Irene Jansen – Backing vocals
Koen Herfst - Drums
Joost Van Den Broek - Hammond
Ben Mathot - Violin
Jeroen Goossens - Flute
Arjen Anthony Lucassen – Lead vocals and all other instruments
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The Clock Ticks Down (Lyrics)
Waves of fear flood the air
No sound, anywhere
Now the word has spread from pole to pole
As if time stopped, the world’s on hold
Softly now, cries are heard
Silent whispers, fearful words
Let the truth sink in, our fate is known
Now it’s coming fast, the end is close
Time to learn to live with the fears that lie ahead
Time to hold our own, and meet our bitter end
Can we gather strength, surrender to our fate?
Or will the world collapse, will we never change?
Let’s ride it out… as the clock ticks down
Men of science, brilliant minds
Unite as one to save mankind
This was not the plan, it can’t be true
We will find a way, we always do
Crime is up, stocks are down, inflation’s running high
The whole damn world has lost its mind
The working man, he quit his job, the kids won’t go to school
No more laws, no more rules
She draws the blinds
And she switches off her phone
Alone in silence
She doesn’t want to know
He misses his son
Tried to call him on the phone
They haven’t talked in ages
He just can’t be alone… as the clock ticks down
Power’s out, riots rage, the net has gone offline
Chaos reigns, all hope dies
She grabs her keys
Gonna make her dream come true
Finally see the ocean
Before her time is through
He lifts the glass
And he swallows them all down
His dream is over
He just can’t be around… as the clock ticks down
Nothing matters anymore
Nothing left worth fighting for
No plans to make, no life to build
All desires left unfulfilled
#arjenanthonylucassen #ayreon #progressivemetal
ARJEN ANTHONY LUCASSEN - The Clock Ticks Down (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
Taken from the album ‘Songs No One Will Hear” to be released on September 12.
Order here: arjenanthonylucassen.lnk.to/SongsNoOneWillHear-AlbumID
https://linktr.ee/ayreon
Musicians:
Irene Jansen – Backing vocals
Koen Herfst - Drums
Joost Van Den Broek - Hammond
Ben Mathot - Violin
Jeroen Goossens - Flute
Arjen Anthony Lucassen – Lead vocals and all other instruments
https://www.merchandise.nu/en/collections/ayreon-30th-anniversary
The Clock Ticks Down (Lyrics)
Waves of fear flood the air
No sound, anywhere
Now the word has spread from pole to pole
As if time stopped, the world’s on hold
Softly now, cries are heard
Silent whispers, fearful words
Let the truth sink in, our fate is known
Now it’s coming fast, the end is close
Time to learn to live with the fears that lie ahead
Time to hold our own, and meet our bitter end
Can we gather strength, surrender to our fate?
Or will the world collapse, will we never change?
Let’s ride it out… as the clock ticks down
Men of science, brilliant minds
Unite as one to save mankind
This was not the plan, it can’t be true
We will find a way, we always do
Crime is up, stocks are down, inflation’s running high
The whole damn world has lost its mind
The working man, he quit his job, the kids won’t go to school
No more laws, no more rules
She draws the blinds
And she switches off her phone
Alone in silence
She doesn’t want to know
He misses his son
Tried to call him on the phone
They haven’t talked in ages
He just can’t be alone… as the clock ticks down
Power’s out, riots rage, the net has gone offline
Chaos reigns, all hope dies
She grabs her keys
Gonna make her dream come true
Finally see the ocean
Before her time is through
He lifts the glass
And he swallows them all down
His dream is over
He just can’t be around… as the clock ticks down
Nothing matters anymore
Nothing left worth fighting for
No plans to make, no life to build
All desires left unfulfilled
#arjenanthonylucassen #ayreon #progressivemetal
