The Price of Knowledge

[spoken only] White walls hum… circuits glow… [spoken only] The herd is numbered… the trials begun… [Verse 1 ] I saw the trials the Keepers sow, Locked me down, said I was insane. But the herd is burning in their vein, Knowledge cuts like a hidden flame. [Chorus ] The price of knowledge, a bitter flame, Fractals bloom but none remain. Mad science laughs, the gate swings wide, Truth is madness on the other side. [Verse 2 ] Test tubes whisper, shadows grin, The Architects carve their mark within. I swallowed visions, the cosmos bled, The gate swings open inside my head. [not sung] *background sample: distorted laughter, asylum ambience* [Chorus] The price of knowledge, a bitter flame, Fractals bloom but none remain. Creation sold, the herd confined, Truth is madness by design. [Bridge] Insomnia’s fire, rebellion’s chord, The herd awakens, the lab ignored. Am I the prophet, or just deranged? The herd experiments, nothing’s changed. [spoken only] “Forevermore…” [whispered repeatedly under the mix] [Outro ] Through the asylum, the echoes roar, The price of knowledge forevermore.