Verse 1] I used to look at you and see a star up on the silver screen An astronaut who sailed away to places that I've never seen The leader of a nation standing strong against the heavy wind I had a blind and fragile faith in where your fantasy begins I would have handed you my life and never asked a question why But every brilliant image was a script you wrote to multiply the lie [Verse 2] I gave you every single key to open up my hidden vault I trusted every word you said and never looked for any fault You stood so high above the crowd just like a hero in a play But then the cinematic lights began to fade and turn to gray The great director closed the book and left me standing in the cold To realize the golden dream was just a story that you sold [Chorus] [Rhythmic electro pop] But it was fake, another scene upon a broken movie screen! The perfect man I wanted in my life has never really been! You're just an ordinary man behind a cheap and fading mask! To see the simple truth of who you are was all I had to ask! You're like the rest, a giant built on shadow and illusion, Leaving my heart to fight the storm inside this dark confusion! [Verse 3] The final script is put away and now the heavy curtains fall I wake up from the cosmic dream to see that you are very small No president, no movie star, no hero flying through the night Just someone hiding from his wounds beneath the artificial light You played the part so perfectly to keep me blinded from the start But now I am the author who is rebuilding my own heart [Verse 4] When I look at you now, the heavy smoke has completely cleared away I see a regular person standing in the light of day No deeper signs from heaven and no magic in the universe The spell you cast upon my mind has finally started to reverse The cinematic world you built has crashed into the stone-cold floor And I can see the empty room behind your heavy armor door [Bridge] [Vocals focused] But loyalty is what I hold deep down inside my bleeding soul A steady light that keeps me warm and always makes me whole I am a faithful friend who stands when everything begins to bend And loyalty is the reward that I deserve until the very end [Chorus] [Rhythmic electro pop] But it was fake, another scene upon a broken movie screen! The perfect man I wanted in my life has never really been! You're just an ordinary man behind a cheap and fading mask! To see the simple truth of who you are was all I had to ask! You're like the rest, a giant built on shadow and illusion, Leaving my heart to fight the storm inside this dark confusion! [Outro] The screen turns blue, the theater is quiet and bare The legendary hero that I loved was never really there I walk into the open world and leave the ghost behind I deserve a true and loyal heart to match the truth I find It was never you... It was never you. [End]
