When the Clock Ran Out
© 2025 R3Zondo

we moved like midnight had no end
two souls too restless to pretend
your laughter held a quiet ache
each kiss a truth we couldn’t fake

when the clock ran out, i still held on

you drew me in, then slipped away
like morning light that wouldn’t stay
we burned too bright to bear a name
a passing fire we couldn’t tame

when the clock ran out, i still held on

when the clock ran out
i was still reaching through the doubt
i gave you all, you gave me signs
a heartbeat running out of lines

we danced through hours we couldn’t keep
your eyes still echo in my sleep
and though i knew, i played along
some songs aren’t meant to last that long

when the clock ran out, i still held on

when the clock ran out
i was still reaching through the doubt
i gave you all, you gave me signs
a heartbeat running out of lines

you were the verse i couldn’t rhyme
just one more ghost on borrowed time
when the clock ran out, i still held on

(Summary)

This song is about holding on even after the moment has passed. When the Clock Ran Out, reflects the feeling of knowing something is over, but your heart isn’t ready to let go. I wrote this as a quiet, vulnerable reminder of those relationships that feel like they were always on borrowed time, soft, fragile, but unforgettable.

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When the Clock Ran Out

🎶 From Cassette Tapes to Creating My Own Sound 🎶

When I was a kid, music was more than background noise, it was my escape, my teacher, and my first real love. I’d sit with two cassette players, playing the Beatles on one and singing into the other, trying my best to match artists like Paul McCartney or Barbara Streisand’s range (sometimes successfully, sometimes not so much) 🤣. Homework could wait, lyrics in my wide rule notebooks couldn’t.

Life took me through winding roads, retail, hospitality, consulting, caregiving, but music never stopped calling. 45 years later, after many personal losses, and loosing one of my sons last year, I turned back to songwriting as therapy. Inspiration is all around me. Every song I create starts with raw lyrics, usually scribbled in one shot as I choreograph in my mind, then evolves into a fully produced track through hours of refining vocal coding,  instrumentation, and feel. I blend personal stories with AI driven music tools, letting technology and emotion work together to capture what I hear and see in my head and heart.

Now, I’m finally sharing it. Not perfect, not polished to death, just real. This is me, finally putting the music out there for you to hear.
Peace & Love ❤️ 


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Sjonkel Rolfsen is a vinyl enthusiast and music collector from Trondheim in Norway. He has been welding records at local venues and events for two decades. Nowadays, he mostly enjoys to fiddle around with experimental and ambient in the comfort of his humble abode, but still get the odd epiphany to wonder out into the enchanting world of house and techno. When he is not fumbling about on the decks, he likes to travel. He tries to play with the possibility of combining electronica and leftfield soundscapes, in a mixcast friendly way, catering to your everyday soundtrack needs.

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Greetings.. Thanks for listening..Born in Holland, came to the US when I was 10 years old.. I've Been playing, composing, writing, arranging, recording, mixing, mastering, engineering, producing music of all genres..Playing electric guitar, Slide, Dobro, Nylon Guitar, Bass, Accordion, Flute, Keyboards, Piano, Organ, Synthesizer, Vibraphone, Harmonica, Drums & Percussion since I was 10 years old, self taught.. many different styles and genres to choose from. These songs are the representation of a lifetime's work! 
Superior recordings.. using the best Microphones, Neuman U-87's, Dynamic Microphones, Ribbon Mics, Shure SM-57 & SM-58, and a variety of dynamic and condenser microphones used in these recordings with today's latest software, Pro-Tools, Mastering Labs,  Reaper, Audacity and various hardware and software products from Germany, Australia, France, and various places from all over the globe. 48 Channel Mixing console, Various outboard effect units...Thank you for listening!