The Amulet

Is there a pattern? Is there some sort of code?
 It wasn't platinum if the brass underneath it showed
 I should have seen it
 The clues were under my nose
 I could have reached it
 If I stood on my tippy-toes
 Have I breached upon my vows?
 The timing is wrong; it's a bad situation
 The bottom's dropping out
 My exit is closing without explanation
 Is there guidance in the clouds?
 I'll keep my eyes on the prize till the amulet slips through my fingers
 Keep my eyes on the prize till the amulet slips through my fingers
 Was that a comet? or just a speck in my eye?
 A ketchup clean-up? or just a bloody goodbye?
 The road is unpaved
 But there's no leeway to fail
 Relay the message
 The devil is in the details
 Have I breached upon my vows?
 The timing is wrong; it's a bad situation
 The bottom's dropping out
 My exit is closing without explanation
 Is there guidance in the clouds?
 I'll keep my eyes on the prize till the amulet slips through my fingers
 Keep my eyes on the prize till the amulet slips through my fingers
 I lost my patience in the back row
 I climbed to see what's over the cliff
 Can't you speak to me in ancient Greek or speak in Esperanto?
 Do you have to speak to me in hieroglyphs?
 Have I breached upon my vows?
 The timing is wrong; it's a bad situation
 The bottom's dropping out
 My exit is closing without explanation
 Are there diamonds in the clouds?
 I guess my back's to the wall if the amulet slips through my fingers
 I'll keep my eyes on the prize till the amulet slips through
 Keep my eyes on the prize till the amulet slips through
 The amulet slips through my fingers