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.
The silken mud of this life covers me,
Surrounding consciousness with lucidity
But I have forgotten how to feel this
Fallen far away from what I found
Spinning in the darkness I have made of chances given to me, to me, to me, to me, to me.
There is a hope
There is desire
There is a Knowledge
But it is cold
It's lying on the surface and deep within
But I must bring it round and center
Bring it round again
Where I
Can see
And it can... breathe
All smoke and mirrors here
Submerged in my perceptions
Worlds without end
Yet these things seem temporary
Doomed to fall away with the thought that made them real
The mud begins to dry
Beneath the unknown sun
The surface cracked and peeled
Spreading out it could be...
It could be poetry
I pull up at the cracks
Pick up the pieces one by one
While on my hands and knees
As I did as a child
So delicate, each one by one
They crumble in my hands
And now it's coming clear
That you were always here
What I was longing for
What I was meant to be
I wanted to come home
Wanted to know you so badly
But it's not like you ever really left me
No it's not like you ever really would
I offered myself up
When I saw that there was nothing below me at all
Familiarity, comes flooding back to me
Of all the times I've revisited this
Of all the times I cried...
Reach, reach me!
Touch, touch me!
Heal, heal me!
Open, open me!
So what is in you will shine through me
And what is in me will shine through thee...
Surrounding consciousness with lucidity
But I have forgotten how to feel this
Fallen far away from what I found
Spinning in the darkness I have made of chances given to me, to me, to me, to me, to me.
There is a hope
There is desire
There is a Knowledge
But it is cold
It's lying on the surface and deep within
But I must bring it round and center
Bring it round again
Where I
Can see
And it can... breathe
All smoke and mirrors here
Submerged in my perceptions
Worlds without end
Yet these things seem temporary
Doomed to fall away with the thought that made them real
The mud begins to dry
Beneath the unknown sun
The surface cracked and peeled
Spreading out it could be...
It could be poetry
I pull up at the cracks
Pick up the pieces one by one
While on my hands and knees
As I did as a child
So delicate, each one by one
They crumble in my hands
And now it's coming clear
That you were always here
What I was longing for
What I was meant to be
I wanted to come home
Wanted to know you so badly
But it's not like you ever really left me
No it's not like you ever really would
I offered myself up
When I saw that there was nothing below me at all
Familiarity, comes flooding back to me
Of all the times I've revisited this
Of all the times I cried...
Reach, reach me!
Touch, touch me!
Heal, heal me!
Open, open me!
So what is in you will shine through me
And what is in me will shine through thee...
Lyrics submitted by catsquared
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