This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
I am not alone
I live with the memories
Regret is my home
This is my true freedom
Express all the feelings of what I've become
I watch the rising sun
I hope I find some peace today
It seems I've gone away
It seems I've lost myself
It seems I've really lost my way
It seems I've lost myself
It seems I've...
Shed my skin
Oh, are you ready for me?
Or purge my love
Oh, are you ready for me?
A bitter sinking feeling
Awake to the fact there's no going back
To the world in which I was living
I'm searching for something, but found less than nothing
I watch the rising sun
I hope I find some peace today
It seems I've gone away
It seems I've lost myself
It seems I've really lost my way
It seems I've lost myself
It seems I've...
Shed my skin
Oh, are you ready for me?
Or purge my love
Oh, are you ready for me?
Yeah, 'cause I'm dying to feel
What I have lost
Oh, and what I was
All my life I've waited
Endless days have taken
Taken what made me free
Years have gone, I'm broken
Left the past unspoken
Those years...
Oh, they haunt me still
Shed my skin
Oh, are you ready for me?
Or purge my love
Oh, are you ready for me?
And shed my skin
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(All my life I've waited
Endless days have taken
Taken what made me free)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Years have gone, I'm broken
Left the past unspoken
All those years, they haunt me still)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I live with the memories
Regret is my home
This is my true freedom
Express all the feelings of what I've become
I watch the rising sun
I hope I find some peace today
It seems I've gone away
It seems I've lost myself
It seems I've really lost my way
It seems I've lost myself
It seems I've...
Shed my skin
Oh, are you ready for me?
Or purge my love
Oh, are you ready for me?
A bitter sinking feeling
Awake to the fact there's no going back
To the world in which I was living
I'm searching for something, but found less than nothing
I watch the rising sun
I hope I find some peace today
It seems I've gone away
It seems I've lost myself
It seems I've really lost my way
It seems I've lost myself
It seems I've...
Shed my skin
Oh, are you ready for me?
Or purge my love
Oh, are you ready for me?
Yeah, 'cause I'm dying to feel
What I have lost
Oh, and what I was
All my life I've waited
Endless days have taken
Taken what made me free
Years have gone, I'm broken
Left the past unspoken
Those years...
Oh, they haunt me still
Shed my skin
Oh, are you ready for me?
Or purge my love
Oh, are you ready for me?
And shed my skin
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(All my life I've waited
Endless days have taken
Taken what made me free)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Years have gone, I'm broken
Left the past unspoken
All those years, they haunt me still)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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alter bridge rules.
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"Regret is my home This is my true freedom"
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