Lyrics
With a hopeless heart and bloodshot eyes
Feeling hopeless and with tired, bloodshot eyes.
The walls are closing in, this smile is my disguise
Feeling overwhelmed as if the walls are closing in, using a smile as a disguise.
An anxious mind like a rising tide
Experiencing anxiety, likened to a rising tide.
Constantly drowning in a sea of endless lies
Feeling constantly overwhelmed by a sea of lies.
What did I expect to find in the shadow of a better life
Reflecting on expectations in the shadow of a supposedly better life.
My choices left me paralyzed, it's time to face the truth
Regret over choices leading to paralysis and the need to confront the truth.
I found myself trapped in this hell
Realization of being trapped in a hellish situation.
Surrounded by empty words and tired excuses
Feeling surrounded by insincere and meaningless words along with tired excuses.
I disguise myself 'til there's nothing left
Using disguise until there is nothing of oneself left.
Surrounded by empty words
Emphasizing the overwhelming presence of empty words.
These shackled hands bound by righteous chains
Feeling restrained and confined by what is perceived as righteous chains.
I need to search my soul and try to rearrange
The need for self-reflection and a desire to rearrange one's life.
This wasted life, so consumed by shame
Regret over a life consumed by shame.
Constantly lashing out and taking zero blame
Continuously deflecting blame and lashing out without taking responsibility.
What did I expect to find in the shadow of a better life
Similar reflection as in line 5, reiterating the consequences of past choices.
My choices left me paralyzed, it's time to face the truth
Re-emphasizing the paralysis caused by previous choices and the need to face the truth.
I found myself trapped in this hell
Reiterating the feeling of being trapped in a hellish existence.
Surrounded by empty words and tired excuses
Highlighting the pervasive nature of empty words and tired excuses in the surroundings.
I disguise myself 'til there's nothing left
Continuing to disguise oneself until there is nothing left.
Surrounded by empty words
Repeating the overwhelming presence of empty words.
I never knew these empty words were haunting you
A realization that these empty words are haunting someone.
I never knew these empty words were haunting you
Repeating the haunting effect of empty words on someone.
With every breath, I'm straying further from the truth
With every breath, distancing oneself further from the truth.
I found myself trapped in this hell
Reiterating the feeling of being trapped in a hellish situation.
Surrounded by empty words and tired excuses
Re-emphasizing the prevalence of empty words and tired excuses in the surroundings.
I disguise myself 'til there's nothing left
Continuing to disguise oneself until there is nothing left.
Surrounded by empty words
Repeating the overwhelming presence of empty words.
Empty words
The conclusion, emphasizing the hollowness of the words.
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