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.
Well I’m running out of new words to say
The sky has been the grayest blue for days
And the slowly growing sympathy waits for me on every face
I’m trying to figure out what clever is
I look for clues in awkward silences
And I don’t know what happened but I’ve been this way ever since
And the truth that keeps me up at night
Is somehow hard to recognize
And the wall is keeping both my eyes closed
Everybody knows
There are elephants in every room I see
They softly hum beneath the words we speak
But we’ve sugar coated everything and now it’s rotting out my teeth
And the truth that keeps me up at night
Is the hardest thing to recognize
The wall is telling my eyes to see and everybody knows but me
To live you have to know what to ignore
Decisions set the good and bad at war
And your life is what you’ve chosen but living is the back and forth
And the truth that keeps me up at night
It’s the hardest thing to recognize
And the wall is pulling my eyes closed
And time’s not what she used to be
She’s turned into an enemy
And all that was in front of me is behind
God knows how I tried
The sky has been the grayest blue for days
And the slowly growing sympathy waits for me on every face
I’m trying to figure out what clever is
I look for clues in awkward silences
And I don’t know what happened but I’ve been this way ever since
And the truth that keeps me up at night
Is somehow hard to recognize
And the wall is keeping both my eyes closed
Everybody knows
There are elephants in every room I see
They softly hum beneath the words we speak
But we’ve sugar coated everything and now it’s rotting out my teeth
And the truth that keeps me up at night
Is the hardest thing to recognize
The wall is telling my eyes to see and everybody knows but me
To live you have to know what to ignore
Decisions set the good and bad at war
And your life is what you’ve chosen but living is the back and forth
And the truth that keeps me up at night
It’s the hardest thing to recognize
And the wall is pulling my eyes closed
And time’s not what she used to be
She’s turned into an enemy
And all that was in front of me is behind
God knows how I tried
Lyrics submitted by ccghost
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