There's a young man walking down a narrow road With his head bowed down 'neath the weight of the load Of a heart that burns harder, bound to explode Because you can't hold back the time
He's been dealing with devils, trading the blame of a guilty conscience laden with shame & all he he had to give was a face and a name But you can't hold back the time
A name is a thing that you must guard well For names are used for chains in hell Judas spoke a name and then he fell Because you can't hold back the time
The old king tied himself to his throne & said 'step back boys and see how it's done' & the sea rose up, and guess who won He was trying to hold back the time
A strong spirit is the armour of the wise But pride is weakness in strength's disguise A wooden horse for he who tries To be Holding Back the Time
The pharaoh spat his wine out and said 'are you telling me there's frogs in the air and there's blood in the sea just because a buncha white boys wanna be free? Well, you can't hold back the time'
A hardened heart is a helpless thing That beats no tune for love to sing the bird of time is on the wing And you can't hold back the time
There's a young man drowning in a sea of fear For death's black hood draws fearsome near And no-one in the world is gonna shed a tear Because you can't hold back the time
In his hooded eye, a flashing knife swims up the red river of all his strife That flows like time to the ocean of life And you can't hold back the time