Cognitive Dissonance

[Introduction] Boom, boom, boom, mocking me is my heart. As spinning gears grind clocks into paradox. Ba-dah-da-DAH! A scatterbrain symphony, chaotic composition in bloom. Welcome to the dark carnival—your broken mind is the ballroom. [Verse] Truth is the biggest lie I sold to myself— Auctioned off to the winged devil on a golden shelf. Who’s the buyer you ask? Who’s the damn thief? Every answer's wrapped in utter disbelief. What’s this hideous itch? This crawling of the nerves? A jagged melody in tune that I don’t think I deserve. Swing it, spin it, let the rhythm of the wretched sting, This is chaos, my sweet darling— so better feel it sing! [Pre-Chorus] Ba-da-zing-zap! Who the fuck am I? Reality’s fraying perpetually— A tightrope walker’s disjointed dreams. Ba-ba-dah-BOOM! And down we fall, Welcome to nowhere, the masquerade ball. [Chorus] Oh, I’m dancing with my shadows, as this mind’s on fire, A discordant choir screaming and shouting: higher, higher! The whole world’s a stage, the script’s ablaze, Cognitive dissonance, I am danger, you will see! Scooby-dee-bop-bop-bada-bow— Reality’s a fever, you won't be able to stand your ground. Fractured lines, derailed trains— WHAT'S THE POINT IF NOTHING REMAINS? Oh, but isn’t it lovely to fall? [Verse] I peeled back the layers of my paper-thin skull, Found a kaleidoscope spinning—half-empty, half-full. Colorful lies drip like wax on my brain, Drunk on the nectar of pleasure and pain. Raise your glass to the absurd divine! To the syncopated cosmos, chaotic fury, death and pride. (Wait—stop!) No, spin it again! Where does the end begin again? (Wait—stop!) No, spin it again! Where does the end begin again? [Chorus] Oh, I’m dancing with my shadows, as this mind’s on fire, A discordant choir screaming and shouting: higher, higher! The whole world’s a stage, the script’s ablaze, Cognitive dissonance, I am danger, you will see! Ba-da-DOOM—chaos stays. [Outro] The pendulum stops… or does it swing? Listen close—can you hear it sing?