[Verse 1]
Red pill
Blue pill
Both cut wrong
Glass on the table
Teeth grind strong
Ceiling melts
Their smiles crawl
Ties and badges
Laughing while we fall
[Pre-Chorus]
They auction off our fear on a Tuesday
Bite the barrel just to feel in control
Every channel saying "this is freedom"
But they already bought your soul
[Chorus]
Bow to your synthetic crown
Kiss the hand that pins you down
Trip through hell in a velvet suit
Loaded chambers under polished boots
Bow to your synthetic crown
[Verse 2]
Paper-thin truths
Ink runs black
Cameras on every exit
No way back
Powder on the Bible
Gun in the drawer
Judge on the payroll
Begging for more
[Pre-Chorus]
Every promise tastes like metal
Every slogan burns the throat
We were kings in our own reflection
Now we’re numbers in a note
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
Hands up
Hands tied
Same damn pose
Halo made of shell casings
I suppose
Laughing as the skyline starts to bend
If this is the dream
Let it end
Let it end
[crescendo]
Fake smiles
Fake wars
Fake saints
Fake laws
Real blood on the teeth
Real cracks in the cause
If truth’s a crime
Then light the fuse
If we all go down
At least we choose
[Chorus]