Discover the story of the song > Clockwork Creep – 10Cc

The lyrics are about a clockwork creep and a jumbo jet. The clockwork creep can't sleep and feels like he's going crazy because he's wound up all the time. The jumbo jet is proud of all the things it can do and wants to show off to its partner. There's a bomb on the plane and everyone is worried it will explode. The clockwork creep says that if someone holds his hands, time will stop and the bomb won't go off. The jumbo jet boasts about its successful landings and how great it is. The clockwork creep says he's a wreck and needs to explode, saying goodbye. The lyrics keep repeating "tick a tick a time bomb" to show the tension and countdown of time.