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.
Under cover of the dark night
Avoid the cloud of street lights
And disappear at dawn
Camouflage ourselves again by
Hiding here in plain sight
Waiting for a sign to come
Its the lottery of life
We all play to just get by
But some of us escaped
We found a better way, a better life
The ones that got away now
Drifted from the herd
Slipped through the fingers of your rule
The ones that got away now
Never to return
We left your world and built our own
And off the grid we're building
Able but unwilling
To bow to this design
There is a light, there is a way out
Safe before we all drown
The boundaries have been redefined
We are products of a place
But our ties have been erased
A wilderness awaits
And lost in something we've been trying to find
The ones that got away now
Drifted from the herd
Slipped through the fingers of your rule
The ones that got away now
Never to return
We left your world, to build our own
Give up our place
In line to run so far away
To break free from
This endless race its never won
This endless pace we can't outrun
The blade spinning closer
We keep our composure
We are the ones that got away now
Drifting from the herd
We are the ones that got away now
Never to return
And from your clutches we're escaping
Yeah from your grip, we are breaking free
We got away
Yeah, got away
We got away
Yeah
Avoid the cloud of street lights
And disappear at dawn
Camouflage ourselves again by
Hiding here in plain sight
Waiting for a sign to come
Its the lottery of life
We all play to just get by
But some of us escaped
We found a better way, a better life
The ones that got away now
Drifted from the herd
Slipped through the fingers of your rule
The ones that got away now
Never to return
We left your world and built our own
And off the grid we're building
Able but unwilling
To bow to this design
There is a light, there is a way out
Safe before we all drown
The boundaries have been redefined
We are products of a place
But our ties have been erased
A wilderness awaits
And lost in something we've been trying to find
The ones that got away now
Drifted from the herd
Slipped through the fingers of your rule
The ones that got away now
Never to return
We left your world, to build our own
Give up our place
In line to run so far away
To break free from
This endless race its never won
This endless pace we can't outrun
The blade spinning closer
We keep our composure
We are the ones that got away now
Drifting from the herd
We are the ones that got away now
Never to return
And from your clutches we're escaping
Yeah from your grip, we are breaking free
We got away
Yeah, got away
We got away
Yeah
Lyrics submitted by ron1004669, edited by Netherdrake
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