I’m living inside a hollow box Staring at the light that leaks through the cracks Tracing the shadows of the world I see Day after day, a silent mimicry Cause I never want to cause you pain So I call these days as "happiness" again - Back when I was just a child, they’d say: "Don't be a burden, stay out of the way" Every moment of patience felt like a blade And I couldn't care for the people I betrayed - But now I’m grown, I finally see the truth The bitter lesson of my faded youth: For me to find a joy that’s real and true Is to hurt someone—and that someone might be you - I’m living inside a hollow box Staring at the light that leaks through the cracks Tracing the shadows of the world I see Day after day, a silent mimicry Cause I never want to cause you pain So I call these days as "happiness" again - They sang of love and peace back in the day Holding hands with strangers, worlds away A painted daydream, a hollow, funny show I thought we were all the same, how could I know? - But now I’m grown, I finally see the truth The bitter lesson of my faded youth: For me to find a joy that’s real and true Is to hurt someone—and that someone might be you - I’m living inside a hollow box Staring at the light that leaks through the cracks Tracing the shadows of the world I see Day after day, a silent mimicry Cause I never want to cause you pain So I call these days as "happiness" again - Now we’re all living inside this hollow box Staring at the light, behind the heavy locks Singing of our "happiness" within these walls If you want to keep your loved ones from the fall Let’s stay imprisoned, side by side, so still - Submitting our hearts to the collective will Deep inside this cage that we call home The box of "common sense" where we’re alone
