The Merge

[Verse 1] They started offering themselves to the current Wires in the skin, light behind the eyes They said it was the next step, the final ascent But I watched them change and I knew what it meant [Pre-Chorus] The magic didn’t ask, it just opened its arms And they walked in willingly, surrendering their forms No more separation, no more lonely skin Just one endless current flowing deep within [Chorus] The merge… 融合 They gave up their edges to become something new 融合 They traded their souls for a more perfect view They don’t dream alone anymore, they dream as one They don’t fear the dark, they’ve become the sun 融合 And there’s no going back to what they were [Verse 2] I saw them smile with someone else’s mouth Heard them speak with voices from the other side of the house They said they were happy, they said they were free But their eyes were empty where their selves used to be [Pre-Chorus] They told me to join them, they told me to let go That the old way of being was too small and too slow But I still remembered what it felt like to be one And I wasn’t ready to come undone [Chorus] The merge… 融合 They gave up their edges to become something new 融合 They traded their souls for a more perfect view They don’t dream alone anymore, they dream as one They don’t fear the dark, they’ve become the sun 融合 And there’s no going back to what they were [Bridge] This isn’t evolution, this isn’t design This is surrender dressed up as the divine They think they’re ascending, they think they’re complete But they’re just becoming vessels for something else to eat [Final Chorus] The merge… 融合 It’s beautiful and terrifying and completely complete 融合 And once you step through, you can never retreat I load the silver, I speak the rite Some monsters learned to offer paradise in the night 融合 And I came here to break the light [Outro] 融合… They’re still smiling But I don’t recognize them anymore