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'm thinking that its time to get out
My patients are fading fast
The mind bruises just a little bit easier
In dark times and shadows cast
What are you suffering for?
Your pride or some kind of personal war?
And will you throw it all away?
For nothing more than a simple taste?
I'll stay in time and watch you pass by
(Paranoia woven deep beneath my skin)
I draw this line and hope you'll take my side (breathe slow, breathe slow)
You shouldn't have to fight alone
(You shouldn't have to fight at all)
It's nobody's battle but your own
Panic holds me like a gun
Firm and steadfast bleak and cold
I think it's time to kill the drama
This lifestyle's getting old
Whispers behind closed doors
Eyes spy from dark windows
Plotting minds seek to harm me
Or maybe not, I don't really know
There is
Something
Waiting
For me
In the
Darkest
Part of
My imagination
I'll stay in time and watch you pass by
(Paranoia woven deep beneath my skin)
I draw this line and hope you'll take my side (breathe slow, breathe slow)
You shouldn't have to fight alone
(You shouldn't have to fight at all)
It's nobody's battle but your own
This is just self-induced terror
There's more to come
This is just a glimpse
I tell myself it's all in my head
But I'm pretty hard to convince
Oh, there's no relief
Oh, this world can offer
Oh, there's no relief
Oh, this world can offer me
I stay in time and watch you pass by
I draw this line and hope you'll take my side
You shouldn't have to fight alone
It's nobody's battle but your own
My patients are fading fast
The mind bruises just a little bit easier
In dark times and shadows cast
What are you suffering for?
Your pride or some kind of personal war?
And will you throw it all away?
For nothing more than a simple taste?
I'll stay in time and watch you pass by
(Paranoia woven deep beneath my skin)
I draw this line and hope you'll take my side (breathe slow, breathe slow)
You shouldn't have to fight alone
(You shouldn't have to fight at all)
It's nobody's battle but your own
Panic holds me like a gun
Firm and steadfast bleak and cold
I think it's time to kill the drama
This lifestyle's getting old
Whispers behind closed doors
Eyes spy from dark windows
Plotting minds seek to harm me
Or maybe not, I don't really know
There is
Something
Waiting
For me
In the
Darkest
Part of
My imagination
I'll stay in time and watch you pass by
(Paranoia woven deep beneath my skin)
I draw this line and hope you'll take my side (breathe slow, breathe slow)
You shouldn't have to fight alone
(You shouldn't have to fight at all)
It's nobody's battle but your own
This is just self-induced terror
There's more to come
This is just a glimpse
I tell myself it's all in my head
But I'm pretty hard to convince
Oh, there's no relief
Oh, this world can offer
Oh, there's no relief
Oh, this world can offer me
I stay in time and watch you pass by
I draw this line and hope you'll take my side
You shouldn't have to fight alone
It's nobody's battle but your own
Lyrics submitted by iamthenightstars, edited by CAKunited
To a Friend Lyrics as written by Wade Macneil Dallas Green
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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A few corrections/I hear differently:
My pictures are fading fast
(You shouldn't have to fight at all) It's nobody's battle but your own
Whispers behind closed doors
There is Something Waiting For me In the Darkest Part of My imagination
This is all so There is more to come this is just a glimpse ____ in my head
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