[Verse 1] They told you freedom's down the street Move your body, tap your feet But your mind's still in a cage Written on a yellowed page Fear's the lock they've always kept While you thought that you were free Every prayer, every pledge Just a chain you couldn't see [Chorus] You think you're free, you think you're free But they own the real estate Up between your ears, my dear Where they planted all the hate Religion, politics—same disease Different flavor, same damn chains You're marching to a song you didn't write Dancing in imaginary pain [Verse 2] They start young, they start slow Plant the seeds, watch them grow By the time you're old enough to think You've already swallowed the whole drink Trojan horse inside your skull Doesn't rattle, doesn't creak Just sits there running the whole show While you call it what you seek [Chorus] You think you're free, you think you're free But they own the real estate Up between your ears, my dear Where they planted all the hate Religion, politics—same disease Different flavor, same damn chains You're marching to a song you didn't write Dancing in imaginary pain [Bridge] True freedom? That's the joke they fear The one thing they can't touch If you ever figured that out— That you think more than you're supposed to Everything falls apart The whole beautiful machinery Stops [Verse 3] So here's the thing about waking up It's lonely at first, yeah, it sucks But at least the voice inside your head Is finally, finally yours instead [Chorus] You think you're free, you think you're free But you could be, you could be Stop dancing to their song Stop breathing their air The real rebellion's in here [points to head] And nobody's got the keys but you [Outro] You think you're free (You think you're free) You think you're free (But do you really?)
