Glass walls surround this throne I sit upon Reflections fracture what I thought I'd won Phantom fingers reach through liquid screens Touching nothing but electric dreams The wire crown weighs heavy on my head While digital ghosts whisper words unsaid Crystal tears fall from silicon eyes Truth gets lost in pixel lies I'm the phantom on the glass throne Watching worlds I've never known Through the cracks I see their pain But I can't break through this chain I'm the phantom on the glass throne In a castle made of chrome Puppet strings made of fiber optic gold Pull me dancing to stories left untold Electric heartbeats pulse through empty veins While artificial thunder fills my brain The maze of mirrors shows a thousand mes But which reflection holds the master key? Crystal tears fall from silicon eyes Truth gets lost in pixel lies Shatter the glass, let the shards fall down Trade this hollow digital crown For flesh and blood and beating hearts Where real connection truly starts No more phantom on the glass throne Time to claim what I have known Through the ruins I'll find my way To the light of breaking day When the last screen fades to black There's no need to look back
