Clockwork

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If there is anything to note about Alessia’s discography, it’s that she uses her time wisely. With “Clockwork,” she hinted at the song title in an Instagram post as another… Read More

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Clockwork Lyrics

[Intro]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ah

[Verse 1]
Am I a fire or the lighter, am I full of it?
Is it me or is it all of them?
I'm like my father, I am stubborn, I'm my mother's kid
I'll guilt myself into pain until there's nothin' left (Nothin' left)

[Pre-Chorus]
The air's gettin' grey now
I see it on the way down
Yeah, yeah
It's pickin' up the pace now
It's quicker on the way down, down, down

[Chorus]
It's like clockwork
Wheels turn, heals, hurts
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
It's like clockwork, bad, worse
Tired of sittin', livin' with it 'til it drops
Clockwork, wheels turn, heals, hurts
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
It's like clockwork, bad, worse
Tired of sittin', livin' with it 'til it drops

[Verse 2]
Can't run from what I'm made of, but why can't I
Identify with parts that I'm supposed to recognize?
I got a tight grip on the lesson, this time I won't let it go
Until I let it go, there it goes

[Pre-Chorus]
Air's gettin' grey now
I see it on the way down
Aw, yeah
It's pickin' up the pace now
It's quicker on the way down, ooh

[Chorus]
It's like clockwork
Wheels turn, heals, hurts
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
It's like clockwork, bad, worse
Tired of sittin', livin' with it 'til it drops
Clockwork, wheels turn, heals, hurts
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
It's like clockwork, bad, worse
Tired of sittin', livin' with it 'til it drops

[Bridge]
Woah, ah
Oh
Tired of sittin', livin' with it 'til it drops
Oh-ah
Oh-oh
Tired of sittin', livin' with it 'til it drops

[Chorus]
It's like clockwork
Wheels turn, heals, hurts
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
It's like clockwork, bad, worse
Tired of sittin', livin' with it 'til it drops
Clockwork, wheels turn, heals, hurts
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
It's like clockwork, bad, worse
Tired of sittin', livin' with it 'til it drops

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If there is anything to note about Alessia’s discography, it’s that she uses her time wisely. With “Clockwork,” she hinted at the song title in an Instagram post as another clue.

She is no stranger with time, as she has discussed a variety of related themes with tracks like “Seventeen,” “Stay,” and “October.” On the track, she doesn’t forget who her parents are. Instead, she declares she’s just like them, in a way.

In the Meantime, along with the previous two albums, embody specific points in Alessia’s life; “Clockwork” is no different.

Q&A

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What did Alessia Cara say about "Clockwork"?

“Time is obsolete, and the fact that the way that the world is moving and the way that technology is advancing is kinda making the idea of time feel kinda slow or obsolete.”