Think that you're free, gripping your own ball and chain
But you're just a rat scurrying 'round in their cage
Think that you're safe, days all comfortably pass
But you're just an ant at whim of their magnifying glass
Think that you're protected, you think that you're safe
Let's see what happens when you try to stray
Think that they don't care, or at least don't care to see
But the powers you trust aren't the powers that be
And so your world is
Shattered, Shattered
You've gotta run
Because your world is
Shattered, Shattered
Lose faith and you'll be done
Shattered, Shattered
Shards of purgatory
Shattered, Shattered
Left between the gloss and the reality
You think it's all fine, everything just as it was
They've scared your brave old world into false blue skies above
You think you have a voice, you think you're still alive
They've diluted your colors to sterilized white
Think that you're protected, you think you have freedom
Let's see what happens when you try to run
Think that they're forgiving, or at least have hands of love
The only part of their hand you're under is their thumb
And so your world is
Shattered, Shattered
You've gotta run
Because your world is
Shattered, Shattered
Lose faith and you'll be done
Shattered, Shattered
Shards of purgatory
Shattered, Shattered
Left between the gloss and the reality
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