Nightmare

I saw the signs

The signal fires that burned atop the hill

Rising tides and violent skies

All the while the world was standing still

Defenseless as a rat in a cage

Living with our backs to the wall

From the minute we wake

Too sedated to notice

We're living in a nightmare

A pre-apocalyptic wasteland

Is there no one who can save us

If we refuse to save ourselves?

Our best intentions pave our path to hell

Pave our path to hell

What does it mean to be a captive

In the confines of your mind?

What does it mean to be a hostage

To the enemy inside?

We've been here before

I guess we learned nothing

The signs were all but ignored

The planets collide as we all stop and stare

Too jaded to notice

We're living in a nightmare

A pre-apocalyptic wasteland

Is there no one who can save us

If we refuse to save ourselves?

Our best intentions pave our path to hell

I see their shadows dance on the walls

As voices echo in empty halls

It makes my stomach sink

As I close my eyes and beg for sleep

Chaos kills the calm

Fingers through my palms

I can't make it stop

Somebody kick the chair and fucking wake me up

Spare your thoughts and prayers

They'll never be enough

It only tightens the noose

The more we struggle to cut ourselves loose

Every cry rings out like a shot

The streets run red as the forests wither and rot

Declaring with their final breath

Eternal fear is a fate worse than death

But no one's gonna save us

If we won't fucking save ourselves

Our best intentions pave our path to hell

We're living in a nightmare (never again will we sleep)

A pre-apocalyptic wasteland (until we are weary and weak)

And there's no one who can save us

If we refuse to save ourselves

Our best intentions pave our path to hell

And you will see me there when they tighten the noose

I deserve this just like the rest of you