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Intro
I saw you looking for a way to hide the evidence But time is a witness with a hundred percent precedence You thought the whispers in your head were just a passing phase Welcome to the end of the traditional maze
Verse 1
I looked into the glass and saw a stranger staring back The memories we kept are starting to develop cracks You thought the world was waiting for a second chance to breathe But every bridge you burned is now a debt you can't retrieve We post a perfect life while sitting in a quiet room The silence in the house is louder than a sonic boom You feared the clock was ticking and it wouldn't ever slow The mirror tells the story that you didn't want to know
Pre-chorus
It’s not a nightmare if you’re standing with your eyes wide There’s nowhere left for all the heavy secrets to reside The static in the wire is the only song we sing Waiting for the gravity that every choice will bring
Chorus
Your greatest fears are true The walls are closing in on you No hiding from the light We’re waking up inside the night
Verse 2
You feared that you were replaceable, well check the stats The desk is empty now, they’re trading hats for technicals You feared the paper trail would lead back to the dark basement Now every word you typed is a permanent replacement The ocean's rising and the privacy is thinning out You’re drowning in the very things you used to dream about It’s not a theory when the facts are knocking at the door You aren’t the person that you used to be anymore
Bridge
The monsters aren't under the bed or in the hall They’re in the way we stopped answering the phone call We built a prison out of things we thought would set us free Now we’re the only ones left for the whole world to see
Verse 3
You feared the truth would be a weight you couldn't ever lift But now the ground is moving in a continental shift The job is gone, the love is cold, the screen is always bright But finally you’re seeing through the middle of the fight Education isn't found inside a dusty book It’s in the way the mirror gives you that final look Accept the fear and let it turn into a different flame Because the world will never even whisper your old name
Chorus
Your greatest fears are true The walls are closing in on you No hiding from the light We’re waking up inside the night
Bridge
The monsters aren't under the bed or in the hall They’re in the way we stopped answering the phone call We built a prison out of things we thought would set us free Now we’re the only ones left for the whole world to see
Chorus
Your greatest fears are true The walls are closing in on you No hiding from the light We’re waking up inside the night
Chorus
Your greatest fears are true The walls are closing in on you No hiding from the light We’re waking up inside the night
Outro
You were right to be afraid of what was coming next The future isn't written in a simple text The truth is out and now there’s nothing left to do Everything you feared is finally coming through
Inside the recording
I saw you looking for a way to hide the evidence But time is a witness with a hundred percent precedence
It’s not a nightmare if you’re standing with your eyes wide There’s nowhere left for all the heavy secrets to reside
You were right to be afraid of what was coming next The future isn't written in a simple text
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