[Verse 1]
Breaking the silence
Teeth in the static
I breathe it in
Eyes like sirens
Pulling me back to the place I've been
Ash on my tongue
Neon bruise on my shaking skin
Everyone’s sleeping
I’m the one caught in the dark again
[Chorus]
This is the punishment for dreaming
Hands on my head
They’re screaming
“Lay back down
Stay blind
Stay bleeding”
But I keep walking through oblivion
Yeah
This is the punishment for dreaming
Every hope gets dragged to the ceiling
They cut my wings
Still I’m leaving
I keep walking through oblivion
[Verse 2]
Crowd of reflections
All of them wearing my crooked face
Soft disconnection
Warm in the numb
In the empty grace
Voices overlapping
“Why would you ever escape this place?”
I bite through the begging
Spit out the fear
I can taste the waste
[Chorus]
This is the punishment for dreaming
Hands on my head
They’re screaming
“Lay back down
Stay blind
Stay bleeding”
But I keep walking through oblivion
Yeah
This is the punishment for dreaming
Every hope gets dragged to the ceiling
They cut my wings
Still I’m leaving
I keep walking through oblivion
[Bridge]
[whispered backing] Don’t wake up
[shouted backing] Wake up
Wake up
I’m a fault line
Breaking under
I’m a closed eye
Seeing thunder
If this is sin
Then let me burn
If this is fate
I’ll make it turn (turn, turn)
[Chorus]
This is the punishment for dreaming
Hands on my head
They’re screaming
“Lay back down
Stay blind
Stay bleeding”
But I keep walking through oblivion
Yeah
This is the punishment for dreaming
Chain my heart
I’ll still keep beating
They drown my voice
I’m still singing
I keep walking through oblivion (oblivion)