[Verse 1]

My mind says to love thyself, it makes life easier

It tells me to go outside so we can breathe the fresh air

I fail to see the relevance

It’s too complex, it makes no sense

And the situation worsens

Human catastrophe or a mind too dense?

Human sacrifice at my expense

A dated placard over whitened teeth

A shiny new facade hides what lies beneath

[Verse 2]

If we just listened to logic and it’d make all our lives easier

Reason rewards the poor and protects from treason

Well I’ve been nothing but charming, so what the fuck are you laughing at?

Let’s see if this animal looks so cute in its natural habitat

And as the shadows pass, the tension builds

As the structure above grows weaker, the tension builds

As we edge ever closer, the tension builds

As I finally collapse, it builds and it builds

[Bridge]

As the structure above grows weaker

As we edge ever closer

And I finally collapse, it builds and it builds

[Verse 3]

So lately I’ve been living vicariously by staring out the window

And as the tension builds, I practice altruism at the highest level

Like a sock threadbare at the heel, my patience is thinning

And all the while, the tension building