Perception

Perception is reality, it's actually not
It's actually a plot to take all that you got
To make you feel crazy, get lazy til you drop
Perception is reality, it's actually not
Perception is reality, it's actually not
It's actually a plot to take all that you got
To make you feel crazy, get lazy til you drop
Perception is reality, it's actually not
Perception is reality, it's actually not
Just take a step back and stop stirring the pot
Stop luring the thoughts that just worry you a lot
Try to bury you and hurry you along, gaslight
Til you're shaky in the knees and you get stage fright
Stage right, enter, cue spotlight
Born sinner front and center, yet the fear subsides
I been practicing hard to remember these lines, hold up, wait
I'm afraid theres no two ways about it
You just have to learn to live without it
POV me, dumb kid out of high school
Drunk, high, whatever, as long as I'm cool
As long as I could pass the vibe check, I'm all set
I would not fret, don't sweat, as long as I was likable
I was often excitable in the moment
Cuz I was hoping that for coping we could laugh and be open
But the focus was elsewhere, who else cares about it
Rather get drunk, be fake, and keep on pouting
And keep on doubting the whole world around them
So I gave up, left, cuz I was downright astounded
No sense of direction so I kept on rerouting
'Til I made one choice that would soon pronounce me dead
But my soul prevailed
Most did not, no, most are in hell
Step into reality, the topic, military
The manipulation techniques are really fucking scary
These people get buried with a sense of defeat, repeat
Til the brain shrinks, rinse and re-think
That's what I did at least
They ain't about to get me, I'm here for the money honey
In the belly of the beast
Then some *** showed up in my pee
Ooo, that goes against the policy
Guess you got me, oof, now what can I say
I could fight it but nah, not today
I broke a rule, I must pay
Kick me out the family and send me away
We were never family
My mind was always scrambling
To put up a facade while I maneuvered all the rambling
Then I started gambling my future
Weighed the pros and cons, left side had fewer
Only thing I can say from the other side
Is that I wish that it would've happened sooner
I knew it, I knew it
Perception is reality, it's actually not
It's actually a plot to take all that you got
To make you feel crazy, get lazy til you drop
Perception is reality, it's actually not
Perception is reality, it's actually not
It's actually a plot to take all that you got
To make you feel crazy, get lazy til you drop
Perception is reality, it's actually not
I'm afraid theres no two ways about it
You just have to learn to live without it