Black Box

The silence inside us
Grabs you by the neck and keeps your head under
Fighting for control of your head every day
While the thoughts loom dark
Putting all your effort in

I see how it is
Throw them in the pan while the fire's hot
Center of the room magnify your view
Nail them to a cross, beat it in hard

Fractional dignity
Chip it off the old block
Haven't gotten out from underneath, it's overbearing
Look at us letting ourselves go
See the fear in our eyes
What will it take to become all gilded and gold-plated and well?
Make ourselves grow thinner from the inside
Why does reaching stasis have to be so hard?
Biting off too much to chew
Life is just shitting on you, but they know something we don't know
They know something we don't know
Are we living in denial?

Violence inside us
I propose it's time to push the tide forward
Light the powder keg
Heads will hang
Spill the nooses red
Put some effort in

We've been taking shit for too long
Wearing fake smiles to get through
Now it's time to push the tide, time to confiscate our lives

Fractional dignity
Chip it off the old block
Haven't gotten out from underneath, it's overbearing
Look at us letting ourselves go
See the fear in our eyes
What will it take to become all gilded and gold-plated and well?
Make ourselves grow thinner from the inside
Why does reaching stasis have to be so hard?
Biting off too much to chew
Life is just shitting on you
They know something we don't know
They know something we don't know