[Verse 1]
They feed us scripts at the door
Smile while they lock every floor
Paint the cages gold and clean
Call it truth, call it peace
Hands in the air, eyes down low
Count the days that nobody knows
Same old story, different suit
Same red stamp on the fruit
[Pre-Chorus]
But I can feel the seam
Underneath the dream
I see the wires
Behind the screen
[Chorus]
Open your eyes, open your eyes
We were born to rise
Open your heart, open your heart
Peace is where we start
No more masks tonight
No more lies tonight
Open your eyes, open your eyes
We were born to rise
[Verse 2]
They write the fear in a classroom tone
Call it order, call it home
Give you crumbs and a marching line
Teach you to cheer for the chain design
But I won’t bow for the painted crown
Won’t let my voice get filed down
Got a little spark in the bone
Got a little truth of my own
[Pre-Chorus]
And I can feel the seam
Underneath the dream
I see the wires
Behind the screen
[Chorus]
Open your eyes, open your eyes
We were born to rise
Open your heart, open your heart
Peace is where we start
No more masks tonight
No more lies tonight
Open your eyes, open your eyes
We were born to rise
[Bridge]
If they sell you a cage
Call it freedom
If they sell you fear
Don’t believe them
Hands out front, hearts open wide
We can break the spell tonight
[Breakdown]
O-oh, we see through
O-oh, we see through
One by one, the walls come loose
One by one, the lies come undone
[Final Chorus]
Open your eyes, open your eyes
We were born to rise
Open your heart, open your heart
Peace is where we start
No more masks tonight
No more lies tonight
Open your eyes, open your eyes
We were born to rise