[VERSE 1 — restrained, almost calm] We sealed the door We killed the light Left the world Outside tonight Concrete walls A perfect cage Safe from everything We couldn't face [PRE-CHORUS — unease creeping in] But the hallway wasn't there Yesterday And somebody whispered My name [CHORUS — huge, crushing] Depth perception Tell me what you see How far down is freedom When the walls are me? Depth perception Everything feels wrong I thought we were escaping But we've been here too long [VERSE 2 — paranoia] Same four walls Different room Same old face Watching me I found a photograph I don't remember Standing somewhere I've never been There's a door beneath the stairs There wasn't a stairwell before [PRE-CHORUS — distorted / whispered backing vocals] I hear footsteps When I'm alone I hear breathing Through the telephone [CHORUS — heavier] Depth perception Tell me what you see How far down is freedom When the walls are me? Depth perception Nothing stays the same The deeper that we disappear The less I know the game [BREAKDOWN — nearly spoken] We built the shelter. We chose the locks. We buried the entrance. We buried the clocks. Who turned the lights on? Who opened the door? Why does this hallway Keep getting longer? [FINAL CHORUS — massive] DEPTH PERCEPTION I CAN'T TELL UP FROM DOWN DEPTH PERCEPTION THERE'S NO SURFACE NOW We dug beneath the world To left ourselves behind But every level deeper Was another piece of my mind [OUTRO — everything drops away] I finally reached the bottom... ... and the bottom looked back.
