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Queens of the Stone Age – Keep Your Eyes Peeled Lyrics 12 years ago
This song seems to deal with the feelings that come from being trapped in mental negativity/hell, feeling unable to escape but continuing to blend in with the rest of the world

Verse 1
Don’t look, just keep your eyes peeled - Be aware (the world is an evil place)
Thoughtless, trapped in my minefield - Mentally trapped by bad thoughts that can lead to self destructing
Shotgun, never behind the wheel anymore - Feeling a loss of control over your own life and feelings as the shit has taken a level of control
Danger, monsters of smoke and mirror - The monsters aren't real, but they're in the head (and they're powerful)
Slowly, can one so lost be found? - Feeling hopeless in such a low place

Chorus
And I know, you will never believe
I play as though I’m alright - I wear this smile and fit in, but underneath I'm losing it
If life is but a dream, then
Wake me up - If this is reality than I do not want to live it

The rest of the lyrics build on those ideas with different concepts of struggling. Really powerful stuff relating to such an intense emotional state.

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