[Intro]

Under the black and inside the blue

A bone thick spell has washed away

It took some time but I realized

The obstacle's the only way

Under the black and inside the blue

A bone thick spell has washed away

It took some time but I realized

The obstacle's the only way

[Verse 1]

(The guinea pigs of a generation)

An experiment to be improved on

(A story for them all to tell)

A history of forced intrusion

They pricked me but I didn't bleed

They singed me just to test the smell

They cut me but I didn't feel

I was just too deep in to fail

[Chorus]

You think you know what you want

Until you're inside the nest

You got it all figured out

Until you're drowning in it

You think you know who you are

Until you're under duress

You got it all figured out

Until you're under the skin

[Verse 2]

(The guinea pigs of a generation)

Now I'm in the lion's den

(A story for them all to tell)

Now I am at the precipice

I'm the one who has to end this

I'm the one that has to win

Bred to self-induced entrapment

I'm the one who lacked the discipline

[Chorus]

You think you know what you want

Until you're inside the nest

You got it all figured out

Until you're drowning in it

You think you know who you are

Until you're under duress

You got it all figured out

Until you're under the skin

You think you know what you want

Until you're inside the nest

You got it all figured out

Until you're drowning in it

You think you know who you are

Until you're under duress

You got it all figured out

Until you're under the skin

[Bridge]

Underneath retread aesthetic

Underneath your fake respect

Underneath the sales and figures

Will you quit when they don't react?

Underneath the costume changes

Underneath the acceptance

Underneath the online presence

Underneath the influence

[Refrain]

(Underneath duress, under the skin)

(Underneath duress, under the skin)

(Underneath duress, under the skin)

(Underneath duress, under the skin)

Under the wave you've been waiting for

(Underneath duress, under the skin)

(Underneath duress, under the skin)

There's a truth

(Underneath duress, under the skin)

You got it all figured out

Until you're drowning

(Underneath duress, un-)

[Chorus]

You think you know what you want

Until you're inside the nest

You got it all figured out

Until you're drowning in it

You think you know who you are

Until you're under duress

You got it all figured out

Until you're under the skin

You think you know what you want

(Underneath retread aesthetic)

Until you're inside the nest

(Underneath your fake respect)

You got it all figured out

(Underneath the sales and figures)

Until you're drowning in it

(Will you quit when they don't react?)

You think you know who you are

(Underneath the virtue signal)

Until you're under duress

(Underneath the thinnest skin)

You got it all figured out

(Underneath the collective conscience)

Until you're under the skin

(Underneath the consequence)

[Refrain]

Under the wave you've been waiting for

There's a truth

You got it all figured out

Until you're drowning in it

Under the wave you've been waiting for

There's a truth

You got it all figured out

Until you're drowning in it