Lyrics
[Intro] [distorted electric guitar riff with palm muting] [heavy kick drum and snare enter] [Main Section] [overdriven bass guitar enters, doubling the guitar riff] [open hi-hat accents on the upbeat] [sustained guitar feedback swell] [Bridge] [pick slide on electric guitar] [snare rolls leading into a crash cymbal] Tik Tok Saint Peter’s Door [Verse 1] Tik tok, tik tok You hear that clock It’s time running out Won’t do you any good If you scream or shout The road gets narrow The night gets cold Every heart is counted Every soul grows old [Pre-Chorus] We spend our days like kings of dust Chasing gold, chasing trust But when the final bell rings clear Ain’t no hiding from the mirror [Chorus] We will all end up there Some day we will stand and stare At Saint Peter’s door With our knees on the floor No crown, no name No fortune, no fame Just the weight we carried before At Saint Peter’s door [Verse 2] Tik tok, tik tok The hands don’t stop They cut through the dark Like a blade through a clock You can run through the valley You can climb every wall But the last train is coming And it comes for us all [Pre-Chorus] So light your candle while you can Hold forgiveness in your hand Love the ones you’re living for Before you reach that golden door [Chorus] We will all end up there Some day we will stand and stare At Saint Peter’s door With our knees on the floor No crown, no name No fortune, no fame Just the weight we carried before At Saint Peter’s door [Bridge] [Choir rises, drums slow and heavy] (Tik tok, tik tok) Did you love enough? (Tik tok, tik tok) Did you rise above? (Tik tok, tik tok) Did you feed the poor? (Tik tok, tik tok) At Saint Peter’s door [Final Chorus] We will all end up there Some day we will stand and stare At Saint Peter’s door With our knees on the floor No lies, no mask Just the final task When mercy asks what you came here for At Saint Peter’s door [Outro] [Clock slows, church bell fades] Tik tok… tik tok… Time don’t wait no more… Tik tok… tik tok… Saint Peter’s door[end]