See the animal in his cage that you built
Are you sure what side you're on?
Better not look him too closely in the eye
Are you sure what side of the glass you are on?
See the safety of the life you have built
Everything where it belongs
Feel the hollowness inside of your heart
And it's all
Right where it belongs

What if everything around you
Isn't quite as it seems?
What if all the world you think you know
Is an elaborate dream?
And if you look at your reflection
Is it all you want it to be?
What if you could look right through the cracks?
Would you find yourself
Find yourself afraid to see?

What if all the world's inside of your head
Just creations of your own?
Your devils and your gods
All the living and the dead
And you're really all alone?
You can live in this illusion
You can choose to believe
You keep looking but you can't find the woods
While you're hiding in the trees

What if everything around you
Isn't quite as it seems?
What if all the world you used to know
Is an elaborate dream?
And if you look at your reflection
Is it all you want it to be?
What if you could look right through the cracks
Would you find yourself
Find yourself afraid to see?


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Right Where It Belongs Lyrics as written by Trent Reznor

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    The true meaning of this song is not possible to understand unless you are on the same thought wavelength as trents. YOU MUST BE HIGH ON ACID OR MUSHROOMS OR POSSIBLY POT to understand it. This song is very literal. The world you know is an illusion. It's all empty. Think about it, an atom is 99.9% empty space, and since everything is composed of atoms, what does that say about you and your surroundings? We are not really here. This is the REAL MATRIX. This is all a simulation, and when you die you will simply opt out of the simulation and return to the spirit world. He mentions not knowing whether you really are the animal in the cage because we have trapped ourselves in a male ego dominant society, and the majority of people don't know how great our potential is yet. YOU AND ONLY YOU HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE YOURSELF. And trust me, you do have that power...you just maybe don't know it yet. So when you look in the mirror, is it everything you want to see? So many of us spend our whole lives without knowing the meaning of life, but how can you find the woods if youre hiding in the trees? It's all right in front of you. You can look through the cracks. But you might find youre too afraid to see what the truth is.

    sgtpepper001on March 26, 2010   Link

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